A narrativa de Deus: a força da teologia narrativa

Abstract

This research aims to demonstrate the strength of narrative language in

Theology and how Christianity salvation's message is transmitted through this

literary genre.

The study was conducted from the method of narrative analysis which

considers the narrative strategies in order to reach the author's Theology.

Therefore, the literary categories are identified with the purpose of presenting

how the biblical narrative becomes Theology with the intention to express the

communities' faith experience.

For that purpose it is identifies how the narrator constructs the narrative

and are analyzes the strategies used with the intention the provocating the

construction of meaning while reading. The creation of the plot, the narrator, the

characters, the time, the space and the narrative focus are literary components

used to represent the theology of the author and his confession of faith.

T his analysis Will demonstrate which theological contents comes up from

the narrative at Acts 9:1-19a. The hypothesis defended that the practice of literary

genre has a fundamental importance in Theology.

The nature of this research is theoretical and bibliographical. Its itinerary

was developed by readings, reflections and analysis. All of this was supported by

a selected bibliography about the subject. It gathered publications about the

narrative literary genre, and the narrative analysis. In addition, in this study, were

chosen biblical commentaries about the text