ABBREVIATIONS |
vii |
PREFACE |
xv |
INTRODUCTION ... |
I |
PART 1: GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE PASSAGE |
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Chapter 1: |
13 |
PRELIMINARY REMARKS |
13 |
Questions .... |
15 |
Exercise 1 .................. |
17 |
Chapter II: |
19 |
THE LITERARY GENRE - GENERALITIES. |
19 |
Introduction .......................................... |
20 |
I. Definition |
22 |
II. Classification .......... |
23 |
III. Origin ................ |
26 |
IV. Identification |
30 |
V. Evolution |
31 |
VI. Interpretation ....... |
31 |
Exercise 2 ............ |
31 |
Chapter III: |
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THE MAJOR LITERARY GENRES OF THE |
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NEW TESTAMENT .... |
33 |
I. The literary genres of the New Testament .. |
34 |
a) Difficulty of the enterprise |
34 |
b) Classification |
35 |
c) Present state of research ......... |
36 |
d) A few guiding principles .......... |
37 |
II. The genre "gospel" |
38 |
III. The genre "historical monograph" |
41 |
IV. The genre "official religious letter" |
47 |
V. The genre "apocalypse" .. |
51 |
Exercise 3 ........... |
56 |
Chapter IV: |
57 |
SOME MINOR LITERARY GENRES |
57 |
1. The parable |
58 |
a) Number ....... |
58 |
b) Terminology ..... |
58 |
c) Definition .......... |
58 |
d) Method of interpretation. |
59 |
e) Application of the first principle .. |
59 |
1. Study the parable in itself ...... |
60 |
2. Study the circumstances ..... |
61 |
3. Study the appendix ...... |
61 |
f) Application of the second principle .. |
62 |
g) Rules of interpretation ..... |
62 |
II. The miracie narrative ........ |
66 |
a) Problems of historicity |
67 |
b) Vocabulary ............. |
67 |
c) Classification ............. |
68 |
d) Rules of interpretation .... |
69 |
III. The ethical list |
69 |
IV. The topos ................. |
72 |
Conclusion ...... |
77 |
Questionnaire .... |
81 |
Exercise 4 ....... |
81 |
Exercise 5 |
87 |
Chapter V: |
88 |
CONTEXT OF A PASSAGE . |
89 |
I. Notion and importance |
89 |
II. Classification .... |
91 |
a) Literary context .. |
91 |
b) Psychological context |
93 |
c) Historical context |
94 |
d) Prophetic context |
95 |
e) Liturgical context |
95 |
III. Rules of interpretation |
95 |
Questionnaire |
98 |
Exercise 6 |
100 |
Exercise 7 |
101 |
Chapter VI: |
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STRUCTURES |
103 |
I. Notion and importance |
103 |
II. Characteristics |
104 |
III. Structural devices, |
105 |
IV. Present state of research |
108 |
V. Rules of interpretation ...... |
115 |
Questionnaire ........ |
117 |
Exercise 8 |
126 |
Exercise 9 |
126 |
NLNCC |
127 |
Chapter VII: |
127 |
COHERENCE |
130 |
I. General reflections |
134 |
II. The inaugural preaching in Nazareth (Lk 4, 16-30) |
135 |
III. The penitent woman (Lk 7, 36-50) |
136 |
IV. The scandal of the little ones (Mk 9, 33-50; Mt 18), |
138 |
V. The wedding at Cana (Jn 2, 1-12) |
140 |
VI. Rules of interpretation .... |
141 |
Questionnaire ...... |
143 |
Exercise 10 ... |
143 |
Chapter VIII: |
143 |
BACKGROUND .. |
143 |
I. Importance ...... |
143 |
II. Practical directions ... |
145 |
III. A few examples ...... |
148 |
a) The status of women |
148 |
b) The slave ...... |
150 |
c) The literary milieu |
151 |
IV. Rules of interpretation .. |
153 |
Questionnaire ... |
154 |
Exercise 11 ... |
156 |
Exercise 12 |
156 |
Exercise 13 |
156 |
PART 2: ANALYSIS OF DETAILS |
161 |
Chapter IX: |
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VOCABULARY: QUALITATIVE |
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ANALYSIS .......... |
161 |
I. Preliminary remarks |
161 |
II. The exousia on the head (1 Co 11, 10) ........ |
165 |
III. The position of Jesus before Pilate (Jn 19, 13) ..... |
167 |
IV. I Co 7, 36-38: father-daughter or engaged couple? .... |
169 |
V. Rules of interpretation .... |
170 |
Questionnaire .... |
172 |
Exercise 14 .... |
178 |
Chapter X: |
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VOCABULARY: QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS |
179 |
I. Glimpses on quantitative analysis ... |
179 |
II. An important distinction .. |
181 |
III. Methodological particulars ... |
183 |
IV. Relativity of statistics .... |
185 |
V. Lexical lists ....... |
188 |
a) Lexical statistics: Mt (178 of the NT) .... |
188 |
b) Lexical statistics: Mk (+ 1/12 of the NT) ... |
190 |
c) Lexical statistics: Lk (+ 1/4 of the NT) ... |
190 |
d) Lexical statistics: Jn (1/5 of the NT) .... |
194 |
e) Lexical statistics: Paul (+ 1/4 of the NT). |
196 |
f) Lexical statistics: He (1728 of the NT) .. |
200 |
VI. Rules of interpretation Questionnaire |
201 |
Exercise 15 ..... |
203 |
Chapter XI: |
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GRAMMAR . |
205 |
I. Generalities ...... |
205 |
II. A few devices of Semitic grammar |
206 |
1. The plural .. |
206 |
2. The genitive .... |
207 |
3. The dative ......... |
208 |
4. Comparative and superlative |
208 |
5. Divine passive |
209 |
III. Other grammatical devices |
209 |
IV. Rules of interpretation Les .... |
212 |
Questionnaire. |
213 |
Exercise 16 .. |
219 |
Chapter XII: |
221 |
STYLE |
221 |
I. Generalities |
221 |
II. NT Stylistics |
226 |
III. Rules of interpretation |
227 |
Questionnaire ... |
228 |
A. General questions |
228 |
B. Particular questions (Synoptics) |
239 |
Exercise 17 ... |
244 |
Chapter XIII: |
245 |
QUOTATIONS |
245 |
I. Nature and number .... |
247 |
II. Degree of conformity with the original text |
252 |
III. Purpose of quotations |
254 |
IV. Rules of interpretation |
259 |
Questionnaire |
259 |
Exercise 18 |
259 |
Exercise 19 |
259 |
Chapter XIV: |
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PARALLELS |
261 |
I. Notion |
261 |
II. Main applications. |
263 |
1. Throw light on an aspect of the mystery of · Jesus ... |
263 |
2. Throw light on an aspect of the history of salvation .............. |
264 |
3. Clarify the meaning of a word, an expression, a formula .................... |
264 |
4. Show that a reality, an idea, an expression pertains to a recurrent theological theme... |
264 |
5. Point out the differences in theological perspective between authors relating the same event or stating the same idea .. |
265 |
6. Adopt the best variant reading in textual criticism |
266 |
III. Rules of interpretation .... |
266 |
Questionnaire ..... |
268 |
Exercise 20 .... |
274 |
Chapter XV: |
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FIGURATIVE ELEMENTS: TYPES |
275 |
I. Precisions on terminology |
275 |
II. Rules of interpretation |
280 |
Questionnaire ..... |
283 |
Exercise 21 ... |
284 |
Chapter XVI: |
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FIGURATIVE ELEMENTS: SYMBOLS |
285 |
I. Definition |
285 |
II. Some precisions |
287 |
a) Monovalence and polyvalence ... |
287 |
b) OT background ... |
288 |
c) Categories ....... |
289 |
d) Symbolic actions .... |
289 |
e) Symbolic numbers ... |
292 |
III. Rules of interpretation |
293 |
Questionnaire |
294 |
Exercise 22 |
310 |
Chapter XVII: |
311 |
CONTEXT OF A VERSE |
311 |
I. Generalities. |
312 |
II. A few examples ........ |
315 |
III. Rules of interpretation |
316 |
Questionnaire |
321 |
Exercise 23 |
321 |
CONCLUSION |
323 |
APPENDIX 1: |
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EXERCISES OF SYNTHESIS |
331 |
Exercise 24 |
331 |
Exercise 25 |
332 |
Exercise 26 |
332 |
APPENDIX II: |
333 |
QUESTIONNAIRE-GUIDE |
333 |
GENERAL BIBLIOGRAPHY .. |
345 |