01480cam a2200193 i 4500 9789351484004 9351484009 9789351484011 226.506 THO Thomaskutty, Johnson, The Gospel of John : Contemporary Readings Banglore Omega Book World 2023 xix, 302 pages ; Biblical hermeneutics rediscovered ; Part 1. Universalistic Linguistics and Literary Characteristics of John -- Part 2. Universalistic Nature of Themes and Characters in John -- Part 3. Dynamic Localization: Johannine Texts and the Contexts. The Fourth Gospel functions as a literary masterpiece that facilitates a narrative beyond the time and space aspects. The Gospel's linguistic phenomena and stylistic aspects are peculiar as they attune the attention of the readers to a dramatic and ideological world of its own. The connection between the narrator and the readers is established from an eternal vantage point as the narrator directs the readers towards atemporal and universal realities. The peculiar linguistic and idiosyncratic techniques of the narrator have the power to absorb the attention of the readers not only from a 'there and then' and 'here and now' senses but also from an 'everywhere and ever' perspective. In that sense, the Fourth Gospel functions as a gnomic and universalistic artistry. (Publisher). Anderson, Paul N., BK 0 0 0 0 HMI HMI GEN 2025-10-06 Director 700.00 0 226.506 THO 11004788 2025-10-06 2025-10-06 BK 23606 23606