The New Testament as True FictionAn original, provocative and thoughtful series of readings of the New Testament and extra-biblical texts. Making forays into literary criticism, philosophy, and theology, Templeton draws upon a rich diversity of sources. He proposes that we read the New Testament not as history (true or false) - in what is still the dominant hermeneutic - but rather as "true fiction". |
Contents
List of Illustrations 231 | 12 |
Adumbrations on the Logic | 53 |
The Carmen Christi as Border Ballad | 66 |
Jesus | 81 |
Staying Happy with | 95 |
πνέων τροπαίαν | 122 |
The Magic of Metaphor | 184 |
The Intrusion of a Locution and an Assumption into | 210 |
Notes towards Notes | 269 |
Literature versus History | 295 |
The Plot Thickens The Song | 330 |
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