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Abstract

This article focuses on the apostle Peter as a character in the Gospel of Matthew. It aims at identifying the nuances and changes of the character Peter in the Gospel. For this purpose, I take as a starting point that the gospel belongs to the literary genre of ancient Greco-Roman Biography, which presents Jesus Christ as the protagonist. The other characters are developed in relationship with him. The same is true with the Apostle Peter. The article unfolds from narrative theory, in particular the categorization of characters. I categorize, based on Erich Auerbach and Robert Alter, the features of biblical characters, developing comparisons with theories of the character in the modern novel. The analysis of the main texts from the Gospel of Matthew that portray the character Peter leads to the conclusion that its main features are complexity and inversion. They produce an overview of the involution of the character in the narrative of the Gospel of Matthew. [PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]

Details

Title
Pedro como personagem no evangelho de Mateus: complexidade e inversão/Peter as character in the Gospel of Matthew: complexity and inversion
Author
Leonel, João
Pages
164-182
Section
Temática Livre - Artigo original
Publication year
2014
Publication date
Jan-Mar 2014
Publisher
Pontificia Universidade Catolica de Minas Gera, Programa de Posgraduacao em Ciencias da Religiao
ISSN
16799615
e-ISSN
21755841
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
Portuguese
ProQuest document ID
1518528963
Copyright
Copyright Pontificia Universidade Catolica de Minas Gera, Programa de Posgraduacao em Ciencias da Religiao Jan-Mar 2014