Few issues have been more neglected in the field of biblical studies than the role of emotions. Though the literary approach has led to profitable insights, the danger in studying the text as a chirographic artifact is that one may neglect to consider the emotional consequences that arise from the performative event. This chapter reflects on the importance of emotions, how they function in a performative context, and their interpretive impact in the study of the gospels (e.g., spotlighting attention, transferal of spiritual memes).