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Article: Performance criticism: an emerging methodology in second testament studies--Part I.
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- Biblical Theology Bulletin
- Article date:
- September 22, 2006
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Abstract
This paper argues for the centrality of performance in the life of the early church, an area of study that has been traditionally neglected. In light of some emerging trends, it proposes that we establish "performance criticism" as a discrete discipline in New Testament studies to address this neglect. Performance criticism would inform in fresh ways our understanding of the meaning and rhetoric of the Second Testament writings and our re-constructions of early Christianity. Because it represents a medium change, performance criticism has the potential to impact the way we do biblical studies in general. Finally, performance could breathe new life into ...
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