Anatomies of A R n eflecting on the twenty-fifth anniversary of Alan Culpepper’s a Narrative Criticism milestone Anatomy of the Fourth Gospel (1983), Anatomies of t o Narrative Criticism explores current trends in the study of the Gospel m The Past, Present, and Futures of of John as literature. The contributors to the volume represent a wide range i of methodological approaches that all explore ways that contemporary e the Fourth Gospel as Literature s readers generate meaning from John’s story of Jesus. The book includes an Edited by Tom Thatcher o introduction to narrative-critical studies of John; essays on specific themes f and Stephen D. Moore and passages that focus on interpretation of the text, history of research, N hermeneutical approaches, and future trends in research; and a reflective a response from Alan Culpepper. Overall, the book seeks to trace the history r r and project the future of the study of the Bible as narrative. a t The contributors are Paul N. Anderson, Colleen M. Conway, R. Alan Culpepper, iv Robert Kysar, Tat-siong Benny Liew, Francis J. Moloney, S.D.B., Stephen D. e Moore, Adele Reinhartz, Jeffrey L. Staley, Mark Stibbe, Tom Thatcher, Ruben C r Zimmermann, and Jean Zumstein. i t i c TOM THATCHER is Professor of Biblical Studies at Cincinnati Christian i s University. He is the author or editor of numerous books and articles, m including Jesus in Johannine Tradition and Why John Wrote a Gospel: Jesus-Memory-History (both from Westminster John Knox), and The Riddles of Jesus in John: A Study in Tradition and Folklore and New Currents through John: A Global Perspective (both from the Society of Biblical Literature). STEPHEN D. MOORE is Professor of New Testament at The Theological School, Drew University. His numerous books and articles include T Empire and Apocalypse: Postcolonialism and the New Testament h (Sheffield Phoenix), God’s Beauty Parlor: And Other Queer Space in and a t around the Bible (Stanford University Press), and God’s Gym: Divine c h Male Bodies of the Bible (Routledge). e r / M o o r e Society of Biblical Literature Cover art: To Study the Body of Christ, by Jean-Michel Alberola. © 2008 Artist Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris. Photo: CNAC/MNAM/Dist. Réunion des Musées Nationaux / Art Resource, NY. Cover design: Kathie Klein AnAtomies of nArrAtive CritiCism resources for Biblical study J. ross Wagner, series editor number 55 AnAtomies of nArrAtive CritiCism the Past, Present, and futures of the fourth Gospel as Literature AnAtomies of nArrAtive CritiCism The Past, Present, and futures of the fourth Gospel as Literature edited by tom Thatcher and stephen D. moore society of Biblical Literature Atlanta AnAtomies of nArrAtive CritiCism The Past, Present, and futures of the fourth Gospel as Literature Copyright © 2008 by the society of Biblical Literature All rights reserved. no part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and recording, or by means of any information storage or retrieval system, except as may be expressly permit- ted by the 1976 Copyright Act or in writing from the publisher. requests for permission should be addressed in writing to the rights and Permissions office, society of Biblical Literature, 825 Houston mill road, Atlanta, GA 30329 UsA. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Anatomies of narrative criticism : the past, present, and futures of the fourth Gospel as literature / edited by tom thatcher and stephen D. moore. p. cm. — (society of Biblical Literature resources for biblical study ; no. 55) includes bibliographical references and indexes. isBn 978-1-58983-370-8 (paper : alk. paper) — isBn 978-1-58983-371-5 (electronic library copy : alk. paper) 1. Bible. n.t. John—Criticism, narrative. 2. Bible as literature. 3. Culpepper, r. Alan. Anatomy of the fourth Gospel. i. thatcher, tom, 1967– ii. moore, stephen D., 1954– iii. title. iv. series. Bs2615.52.A53 2008 226.5'066—dc22 2008031268 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 09 08 5 4 3 2 1 Printed in the United states of America on acid-free, recycled paper conforming to Ansi/niso Z39.48-1992 (r1997) and iso 9706:1994 standards for paper permanence. Contents Abbreviations ..........................................................................................................ix Anatomies of the fourth Gospel: Past, Present, and future Probes Tom Thatcher ....................................................................................................1 Part 1: Hermeneutical reflections twenty-five Years after Culpepper’s Anatomy symbolism and History in John’s Account of Jesus’ Death R. Alan Culpepper...........................................................................................39 Building skyscrapers on toothpicks: The Literary-Critical Challenge to Historical Criticism Adele Reinhartz ...............................................................................................55 There and Back Again: Johannine History on the other side of Literary Criticism Colleen M. Conway ........................................................................................77 from one Dialogue to Another: Johannine Polyvalence from origins to receptions Paul N. Anderson ............................................................................................93 intratextuality and intertextuality in the Gospel of John Jean Zumstein ...............................................................................................121 John is Dead; Long Live John! Robert Kysar ..................................................................................................137 Part 2: Anatomical Probes magnificent but flawed: The Breaking of form in the fourth Gospel Mark Stibbe ...................................................................................................149 The Word of Bare Life: Workings of Death and Dream in the fourth Gospel Tat-siong Benny Liew ...................................................................................167 vi Contents resurrection Dysfunction, or one Hundred Years of Cinematic Attempts at raising a stiff (John 11:1–46) Jeffrey L. Staley ..............................................................................................195 symbolic Communication between John and His reader: The Garden symbolism in John 19–20 Ruben Zimmermann ....................................................................................221 John 21 and the Johannine story Francis J. Moloney, S.D.B. ............................................................................237 Afterword: Things not Written in This Book Stephen D. Moore..........................................................................................253 Bibliography .........................................................................................................259 Contributors ........................................................................................................285 Author index ........................................................................................................289 subject index ........................................................................................................295 every book … is a confession of ignorance and an invitation to criticism. (Alan Culpepper, Anatomy of the Fourth Gospel, viii) But living as we do in extreme times, the limits are sometimes approached. (Chatman 1978, 79) Abbreviations AB Anchor Bible ABD The Anchor Bible Dictionary. edited by David noel freedman. 6 vols. new York: Doubleday, 1992. 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