Boletín de Filología Neotestamentaria 177 Bible a literary product. Then it reflects upon the creation nar- rative, the historical books, the poetic genres and draws some religious and aesthetic consequences of seeing the Bible as a liter- ary product. 31. HAUERWAS, S. - L.G. JONES, Why Narrative? Readings in Narrative Theology. Grand Rapids (Eerdmans) 1989, VIII + 367. This is a collection of 17 art. on the subject. In the second section there are five art. exploring the significance of the narrative as a critical tool. “Narrative is a crucial conceptual category for such mat- ters as understanding issues of epistemology and methods of arguments, depicting personal identity and display the content of Christian convictions”. See book review in Vidyajyoti 64 (2000) 146-149 by M.I. Raj. 32. HEIL, J.P., The Meal Scenes in Luke-Acts. An Audience-Oriented Approach (SBL MS 52). Atlanta (SBL) 1999, XII + 367 pp. This essay first introduces the reader to audience oriented approach and then offers a narrative analysis of Lk 5:27-6:5; 7:36-50; 9:10- 17; 10:38-42; 11:37-54; 14:1-24; 15:1-32; 22:7-38; 24:28-35; 24:41- 43; Acts 2:42-47; 10:1-11:18; 20:7-12; 27:33-38. 33. HERZER, J., Petrus oder Paulus? Studien über das Verhältnis des Ersten Petrusbriefes zur paulinischen Tradition (WUNT 103). Tübingen (Mohr) 1998, X + 337 pp. The a. investigates the most significant formal and thematic parallels between 1Pe and the Pauline tradition. He employs K. Shimada’s four literary criteria for determining literary dependence, and adds three more. He complements the results of this literary analysis placing them in the broader context of early Christian tradition history. The a. inclines himself to denying most of the proposed influences of the Pauline thinking upon 1 Pe arguing that they come from a common tradition. 34. HYLAND, S.E., Special Birth Narratives: an Analysis of the Scriptural Narratives as Compared with their Contemporary Literature. Diss., 1998, 353 pp., Fuller Theol. Sem. Summary in DissAbst 59 (1998-1999,5) 1617A; microfilm in Ann Arbor, AAT 9833515. 35. KITZBERGER, I.R. (ed.), Transformative Encounters. Jesus and Women Reviewed (Biblical Interpretation 43) Leiden (Brill) 2000, XIV + 418 pp. This book presents four papers that offer a literary approach to Jesus’ encounters with women: V. Phillips on full disclosure-toward a complete characterisation of the women who followed Jesus in Mark’s gospel; D. Patte on the Canaanite woman and Jesus-surprising models of discipleship (Mt 15:21- 28); L. Nortjé-Meyer on Gentile female characters in Matthew