{"product_id":"the-beloved-disciple-in-performance-rhetoric-delivery-proximity-and-johannine-discipleship-hardcover","title":"The Beloved Disciple in Performance: Rhetoric, Delivery, Proximity, and Johannine Discipleship - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEric Christian Zito\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book reconsiders the Fourth Gospel's portrayal of the Beloved Disciple through the lens of biblical performance criticism. The study demonstrates how a skilled performer--alert to the text's observable rhetorical cues--brings the central features of the Disciple's characterization to life in front of an ancient audience. While many interpreters have cast the Beloved Disciple as an \"ideal\" figure, Zito argues that he is distinguished not by perfection but by his willingness to \u003ci\u003ebe near\u003c\/i\u003e Jesus and \u003ci\u003emove toward\u003c\/i\u003e him in every circumstance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eEric Christian Zito (PhD, Loyola University Chicago) is an independent scholar specializing in the New Testament and Early Christianity. His research focuses on biblical performance criticism, and he is the author of \"Delivery in Rhetorical Handbooks, Speeches, and Material Remains,\" in \u003ci\u003ePersuasion and Performance: Cultural Immersions\u003c\/i\u003e (Cascade).\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 220\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.69 x 9.25 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 14, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53801664020787,"sku":"9789004759244","price":189.97,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/AYPotAqsnk9789004759244.webp?v=1785975521","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/the-beloved-disciple-in-performance-rhetoric-delivery-proximity-and-johannine-discipleship-hardcover","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}