Ut veduta poesis. Topographisches Erzählen als Authentizitätsstrategie im historischen Roman

The Authentication of the Past: Narrative Representations of History in the Gospel of John

“… 18. See Kreuzer 2011: 179-204; cf. Ilgner 2012: 198-201; also, Fischer-Lichte and Pflug 2007; Pirker et al 2010. …”

The Authentication of the Narrative: The Function of Scripture Quotations in John 19

“…Th is distinction between "real" and "authentic" allows for the analysis of the literary techniques and the textual strategies used in factual texts for generating authenticity, including constructed authenticity, without having to enquire about the reality behind the text. 13 With regard to the FG it can be stated that it presents itself as a factual text that narrates events of the past with a claim to historical referentiality, as a narrative that constructs the authenticity of the reported events in order to tell the "truth" about the historical reality concerning the earthly Jesus. However, as its claim to historical referentiality can oft en not be verifi ed, the focus must not be on the truth or reality behind the text , 14 but rather on the truth in the text , that is on the text itself and the literary techniques and strategies used therein that generate the perception of the authenticity of the narrated events, thus establishing the credibility of the text and supporting its claim to truth.…”