Irony in the Fourth Gospel

By Paul D. Duke

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0804202427
• ISBN13: 9780804202428
• Release Date: January 1985
• Publisher: John Knox Pr
• Length: 228 Pages
• Weight: 0.63 lbs.

Customer Reviews

A Groundbreaking Literary Treatment (redux)

Dr. Duke, working under the mentoring of Alan Culpepper, has written a concientous, thorough, and fascinating analysis of a key pattern in the John's Gospel: Irony. This popular literary device permeates the fourth gospel, and is fundamental to the dualistic themes found throughout the work. Dr. Duke's research provides an essential schematic whereby the novice or the scholar can navigate the complexities of this gospel. Dr. Duke looks at the book with the eye of a trained scholar and the heart of a lyrical poet.

A Groundbreaking Literary Treatment

Dr. Duke, working under the mentoring of Alan Culpepper, has written a concientous, thorough, and fascinating analysis of a key pattern in the John's Gospel: Irony. This popular literary device permeates the fourth gospel, and is fundamental to the dualistic themes found throughout the work. Dr. Duke's research provides an essential schematic whereby the novice or the scholar can navigate the complexities of this gospel. Dr. Duke looks at the book with the eye of a trained scholar and the heart of a lyrical poet.