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Goswell, Gregory (2008) What’s in a Name? Book Titles in the New Testament. Pacifica, 21 (2). pp. 160-174. ISSN 1030-570X
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This article follows up two earlier articles that surveyed Old Testament book titles. Four possible functions of a title have been differentiated by Gérard Genette, and these categories are used to analyse and interpret the assigned titles of the books of the New Testament. The post-authorial titles of the books of the New Testament are in effect a valuable but fallible commentary on the literary texts to which they are attached, constraining interpretation, sometimes in ways that are in tension with the texts themselves. Seeing that titles may guide or misguide readers, they require the critical attention of those who read and try to make sense of biblical texts.
| Item Type: | Published Articles |
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| Repository Version: | Metadata Only |
| Keywords (separated by commas): | 'New Testament Titles', Gérard Genette |
| Fields of Research: | 22 Philosophy and Religious Studies > 2204 Religion and Religious Studies > 220401 Christian Studies (incl. Biblical Studies and Church History) |
| Socio-Economic Objective: | E Expanding Knowledge > 97 Expanding Knowledge > 970122 Expanding Knowledge in Philosophy and Religious Studies |
| Type of Activity: | Pure Basic Research |
| Subject Area(s): | B - New Testament |
| Association with MCD: | Pacifica |
| Depositing User: | Cate Headey |
| Date Deposited: | 12 Oct 2010 03:51 |
| Last Modified: | 12 Oct 2010 03:51 |
| URI: | http://repository.mcd.edu.au/id/eprint/719 |
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