Papers by Calogero A. Miceli
The Shapeshifting of Jesus in the Acts of Peter and the Twelve Apostles (NHC VI,1)
Théologiques
In his recent works, Watching a Biblical Narrative : Point of View in Biblical Exegesis (2007) an... more In his recent works, Watching a Biblical Narrative : Point of View in Biblical Exegesis (2007) and Perspective Criticism : Point of View and Evaluative Guidance in Biblical Narrative (2012), Gary Yamasaki has introduced a new methodology, entitled Perspective Criticism, for analyzing biblical literature. The following paper seeks to evaluate whether or not this proposed method is a viable tool for use in the study of biblical texts. In order to do so, the account of the hemorrhaging woman (Mark 5 : 24-34) is used as a test case. In the story, the implied reader is provided with background information about the history and motivation of the hemorrhaging woman. Rather than focusing solely on the protagonist Jesus, the narrator shifts the focus of the story onto the woman and explains her unsuccessful attempts, over the years, to find a cure for her ailment. In employing the Perspective Criticism methodology, the following paper argues that the implied author has purposefully inserted ...
“Pay to Caesar the Things of Caesar, and to God the Things of God”: A Narrative Reading of the Denarius in the Gospel of Mark (12:13-17)
“Pay to Caesar the Things of Caesar, and to God the Things of God”: A Narrative Reading of the Denarius in the Gospel of Mark (12:13-17), 2013
"Moving away from traditional historical-critical methods of interpretation, the following resear... more "Moving away from traditional historical-critical methods of interpretation, the following research paper examines the “Question about Paying Taxes” episode of the Gospel According to Mark (12:13-17) from a narrative-critical perspective. More specifically, the focus is on the role and function of the denarius that Jesus requests from his adversaries. Some of the important questions addressed are: why is the coin included in this story and what is the symbolic function of the denarius? The paper demonstrates that the coin is not a necessary part of the literary flow of the narrative and therefore, argues that its function within the pericope serves as the turning point in the story where the initial situation is reversed in Jesus’ favor. The prop is read as a literary device which functions as a figurative image of the materiality of the Roman Empire. The denarius and its representation of materiality help to contrast the payment of things to Caesar with the immaterial things to be paid to God.
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An Account of the York University Christian Apocrypha Symposium Series: ‘Ancient Gospel or Modern Forgery? The Secret Gospel of Mark in Debate’ (Held at Vanier College on April 29th, 2011).
Reviews of Books/Comptes Rendus:Who is This Son of Man?: The Latest Scholarship on a Puzzling Expression of the Historical Jesus Library of New Testament …
Studies in Religion/Sciences Religieuses, 2011
Reviews of Books/Comptes Rendus: The Bible in/and Popular Culture: A Creative Encounter Society of Biblical Literature Semeia Studies 65 Phillip Culbertson and …
Studies in Religion/Sciences Religieuses, 2011
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A Foil for Jesus: The Narratological Role of the Young Man in the Gospel of Mark
Theoforum, 2010
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“Satan Exonerated: A Narrative Approach to His Character in ‘The Testing of Jesus’” Scriptura: Nouvelle Série 11:1-2 (2009, publ. 2010): 141-152.
Reviews of Books/Comptes Rendus: The Reign of God is Such as These: A Socio-Literary Analysis of Daughters in the Gospel of Mark The Library of New Testament …
Studies in Religion/Sciences Religieuses, 2011
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