Irony In The Matthean Passion Narrative

Contents:
Preface
1. Irony And The Matthean Passion Narrative
2. General Overview Of Irony
3. Conventional Ironies
4. Irony Of The Matthean Passion Narrative
5. Theology Of The Matthean Passion Narrative
Bibliography

Additional Info
Irony (as used here) is a rhetorical and literary device for revealing “what is hidden behind what is seen.” It thus offers the reader a superior understanding by means of the distinction between reality and its shadow. The book provides a history of different definitions of irony, from Aristophanes to Booth; discusses the constitutive formal elements of irony and the functions of irony; then studies particular aspects of the Matthean Passion Narrative that require the reader to recognize a deeper truth beneath the surface of the narrative.