Come and Read introduces numerous hermeneutical approaches to biblical literature and includes examples of those approaches in action through the contributions of top scholars in the field. The book takes up three different passages throughout John's Gospel-John 1:1-18, John 10, and John 20-setting different approaches to each passage side-by-side. The sections of this collection are interconnected by virtue of their association with John's story. In addition, each section of the book will include readings of the focus passage from the same four interpretive perspectives. These four umbrella perspectives (intertextual, ideological, rhetorical, and narrative) are intentionally broadly conceived so that a variety of particular reading strategies are surveyed in the collection. Overall, this book will provide insight into current hermeneutical practices on the Gospel of John, and implicitly the rest of the Bible as well. It will also demonstrate how to use these methods effectively, illustrating not only the value of using a variety of approaches for interpreting the text, but also the impact various methods have on the interpretations rendered.
Come and Read: An Introduction to Methods of Johannine Interpretation Alicia D. Myers and Lindsey S. Jodrey Part 1: John 1:1-18 1. A Narrative Reading Beginnings: Introducing the Narrative of the Word through the Prologue of John's Gospel Sherri Brown 2. A Sociocultural Reading John 1 Beyond the Binary Lindsey S. Jodrey 3. An Intertextual Reading Revealing the Fuller Word Craig S. Keener 4. A Rhetorical Reading Ambiguity as a Rhetorical Strategy in the Prologue to John's Gospel Jo-Ann A. Brant Part 2: John 10 5. A Narrative Reading The Parable of the Sheepfold: A Narrative Reading of John 10 Dorothy A. Lee 6. A Sociocultural Reading Jesus the Good Shepherd: John 10 as Political Rhetoric Warren Carter 7. An Intertextual Reading Persuasion through Allusion: Evocations of "Shepherd(s)" and their Rhetorical Impact in John 10 Catrin H. Williams 8. A Rhetorical Reading Discerning Characters: Parresia, Paroimia, and Jesus's Rhetoric in John 10:1-21 Alicia D. Myers Part 3: John 20 9. A Narrative Reading Narrative-Critical Interpretation of John 20 Craig R. Koester 10. A Sociocultural Reading Reading Mary Magdalene with Stacey Abrams: Developing an Inclusive National Consciousness Angela N. Parker 11. An Intertextual Reading Recognition and "Those Who Have Not Seen": John's Reception of Synoptic Resurrection Narratives Helen K. Bond 12. A Rhetorical Reading Rhetorical Vividness in John 20: Making Jesus Present before the Eyes Kasper Bro Larson
