Constructing Relationships, Constructing Faces

Focusing on critical intertextual research, this book explores hypertextuality and ethopoeia within New Testament writings, contextualized by Second Temple literature and figures like the historical Jesus and Paul. It reveals that the twenty post-Pauline texts, including the Gospels, are loosely tied to historical events. Instead, these writings form a coherent network of intertextual and rhetorical relationships that require thorough analysis for a deeper understanding of the New Testament's internal logic and the significance of its individual works.