RE: Excavating The Empty Tomb
June 5, 2013 at 12:10 pm
(This post was last modified: June 5, 2013 at 12:12 pm by The Grand Nudger.)
Continuing-
That the author is clearly familiar with western literary tradition is made apparent by his leveraging it so effectively -regardless of whether the author intends to create a narrative or add flair to some "psuedo-historical" account of an event witnessed by him or told to him. The elements of fiction are there in either case (and are crucial to establishing the theology contained therein that - even if this were a historical document- is clearly much more important). The theology does not arise from a dry retelling of two "miracles" - but through creative and competent use of literary motif. To establish this theology - it is plainly not required that any of these narratives refer to any actual event - but the devices used cannot be removed if we wish to have the theology left intact. The fiction is more important than any fact we might hope the narrative contains.
This is why a comparison between, say, jesus and odysseus (as pertaining to the narrative devices used) is worthwhile. We know that the author(s) of said gospel narratives where aware of the literary tradition that is contained within their narratives - and we might find it interesting to consider which representatives of this tradition influenced those authors most directly.
Still following me Drich?
That the author is clearly familiar with western literary tradition is made apparent by his leveraging it so effectively -regardless of whether the author intends to create a narrative or add flair to some "psuedo-historical" account of an event witnessed by him or told to him. The elements of fiction are there in either case (and are crucial to establishing the theology contained therein that - even if this were a historical document- is clearly much more important). The theology does not arise from a dry retelling of two "miracles" - but through creative and competent use of literary motif. To establish this theology - it is plainly not required that any of these narratives refer to any actual event - but the devices used cannot be removed if we wish to have the theology left intact. The fiction is more important than any fact we might hope the narrative contains.
This is why a comparison between, say, jesus and odysseus (as pertaining to the narrative devices used) is worthwhile. We know that the author(s) of said gospel narratives where aware of the literary tradition that is contained within their narratives - and we might find it interesting to consider which representatives of this tradition influenced those authors most directly.
Still following me Drich?
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