Performance criticism: an emerging methodology in Second Testament studies--Part II.(Critical essay)
From: Biblical Theology Bulletin
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Date: 12/22/2006
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Author: Rhoads, David
Abstract
In Part I of this article, I sought to depict performance criticism as an emerging discipline in Second Testament studies. I explained how the first-century Mediterranean area comprised predominantly oral cultures, that writing primarily served orality, that performances were central to early Christian communities, and that the Second Testament writings were basically "remnants" of oral performances. I proposed an outline of the key features of the performance event in ...
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