{"product_id":"9780567714688","title":"Early Reception History of John the Baptist","description":"\u003ch3\u003eLibrary of New Testament Studies\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eEarly Reception History of John the Baptist\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eJoan E. Taylor | Chris Keith | Nathan L. Shedd\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eReligion \/ Biblical Studies \/ New Testament \/ Jesus, the Gospels \u0026amp; Acts\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis volume explores the reception history of John the Baptist in  writings, relics, material culture, social and cultural contexts;  focusing on both the impact of the received past in a given context and  the procreative capability of a given context to remake tradition in the  images, symbols, and interests of  the present.\u003c\/b\u003e It thus steps into the  void created by attempts to  configure the Baptist “behind the text”,  instead using numerous sources  to map the memory of the Baptist across  time and space.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe contributors accordingly utilize insights from social memory theory-a theoretical discourse devoted to the complex relationship between the past and the present-to conceptualize their arguments. At the heart of each chapter are two interrelated questions: how do inherited traditions about John the Baptist shape or constrain the portrayal of John in the primary source, and how do the various social, cultural, and rhetorical contexts activate, stabilize, or redeploy received tradition of John the Baptist? Covering a range of source material up to the end of the fifth century, this volume prompts further interest and exploration of the early reception history of John the Baptist and the contexts that deployed him as a key resource.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNathan L. Shedd\u003c\/b\u003e is Assistant Professor at Johnson University, USA. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJoan Taylor\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Christian Origins and Second Temple Judaism at King's College London, UK.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e18 February 2027\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eT\u0026amp;T Clark\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9780567714688\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e368\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e16.0\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52227914072204,"sku":"9780567714688","price":117.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_48fe5061-b87c-45ca-8909-41ae605ff728.jpg?v=1786502436","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9780567714688","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}