John 14:6 in Light of Jewish-Christian Dialogue

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Sharing Truth on the Way to Life

Laura Tack(Autor*in)

Mohr Siebeck (Verlag)

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Erschienen im Oktober 2021

XIX, 491 Seiten

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Cover
Title
Preface
Table of Contents
List of Abbreviations
Introduction
1. Formulating the Problem in View of the Existing Research
2. Research Questions and Methodology
3. Structure of this Publication
Chapter 1: John 14:6 in the Literary Context of John 13:31-14:31
1.1. Introductory Remarks Concerning the Farewell Discourse
1.1.1. One or Several Farewell Discourses?
1.1.2. Structure of 13:31-16:33
1.1.3. The Genre of the Farewell Discourse
1.1.4. The Function of the Farewell Discourse
1.1.5. The Farewell Discourse in Relation to the Gospel as a Whole
1.2. An Exegesis of John 13:31-14:31
1.2.1. Introductory Remarks
1.2.2. John 13:31-38
1.2.2.1. John 13:31-32
1.2.2.2. John 13:33
1.2.2.3. John 13:34-35
1.2.2.4. John 13:36-38
1.2.3. John 14:1-26
1.2.3.1. John 14:1-14
1.2.3.2. John 14:15-26
1.2.4. John 14:27-31
1.3. Eschatology and Mutual Indwelling: John 14:6 in the Literary Context of John 13:31-14:31
1.3.1. Jesus's Departure as a Problem for the Disciples
1.3.2. The Combination of the Realised and the Future-Oriented Eschatology in John 13:31-14:31
1.3.3. Mutual Indwelling in the Present and the Future
1.3.4. Conclusion
Chapter 2: The Johannine Jesus and the Way, the Truth and the Life in the Fourth Gospel
2.1. The Way to the Father in John 14:6bcd and the Johannine Dynamics of Descent and Ascent
2.1.1. The Way as the Key Term in John 14:6
2.1.2. The Historical Background of the Term the Way and Its Embeddedness in the Literary Context (John 14:1-14)
2.1.2.1. 'I Am the Way': A Traditional Saying or a Creation of the Evangelist?
2.1.2.2. The Possible Antecedents of the Term ?d??
2.1.2.3. The Terminology of the Way in the Synoptic Gospels and the Book of Acts
2.1.2.4. 'I Am the Way' Explained on the Basis of the Immediate Literary Context (John 13:31-14:31)
2.1.3. The Creative Integration of the Way in the Literary Context of the Fourth Gospel
2.1.3.1. The Gospel in Motion: Verba Movendi in the Structure of the Fourth Gospel
2.1.3.2. The Prefiguration of the Way: John's Prologue (1:1-18) and John 1:23
2.1.3.3. The Long and Complicated Way Towards the Understanding of Jesus: Riddle and Misunderstanding in John's Exposition of Jesus's Departure
2.1.3.4. The Guidance of the Spirit on the Way According to John 16:13
2.1.3.5. Conclusion
2.1.4. The Interrelationship of 'I Am The Way' (John 14:6b) and 'No One Comes to the Father except through Me' (John 14:6cd)
2.1.4.1. John 14:6b and 14:6cd in the Formal Sense
2.1.4.2. John 14:6cd in Tradition and Redaction Criticism
2.1.4.3. John 14:6cd as a Strengthening of John 14:6b
2.1.5. Conclusion
2.2. Truth in Relation to Jesus and the Other Dimensions of Truth in the Gospel of John
2.2.1. The Specific Character of the Johannine Truth Concept in the Forschungsgeschichte
2.2.1.1. Truth Is the Divine Reality That Reveals Itself in Jesus
2.2.1.2. Truth Is the Self-Revelation of the Incarnated Human Being Jesus which Is Interiorised by the Spirit
2.2.1.3. Truth Is the Johannine Jesus's Death on the Cross
2.2.1.4. Truth Is the Revelation of the Salvation in Jesus
2.2.1.5. The Essence of Truth is the Loving Unity of Being between the Father and the Son
2.2.2. The Different Semantic Nuances and Content Dimensions of Truth in the Gospel of John
2.2.3. The Different Content Dimensions of Truth in the Literary Context of the Gospel of John
2.2.3.1. The Strictly Theological Dimension and the Pneumatological Dimension: Truth as a Property of God and of the Spirit
2.2.3.2. The Ecclesiological Dimension: Truth as a Characteristic of the Identity and Actions of the Faith Community
2.2.3.3. Conclusion
2.2.4. The Narrative Construction of the Christological Dimension of the Johannine Truth Concept
2.2.4.1. "Grace and Truth Have Come into Being through Jesus Christ" (John 1:17): The Truth Concept in the Prologue of the Gospel of John
2.2.4.2. Jesus Speaks the Truth (John 8:40.45.46): The Double Reference of Truth in John 8:12-59
2.2.4.3. Jesus's Mission Is to Testify to the Truth (John 18:37)
2.2.5. Conclusion
2.3. Sharing in the Eternal Life of the Father and the Son: Life from Present to Future in John
2.3.1. Life is the Soteriological Concept Par Excellence in the Fourth Gospel
2.3.2. The Role of the Johannine Jesus in Relation to Life as a Soteriological Concept
2.3.2.1. Eternal Life from a Theological Perspective
2.3.2.2. Eternal Life from a Christological Perspective
2.3.2.3. Eternal Life from a Pneumatological Perspective
2.3.2.4. Conclusion
2.3.3. A Christo-Theological Perspective on (Eternal) Life in John
2.3.3.1. The Life in the Logos (John 1:4)
2.3.3.2. The Christo-Theological Perspective on Life between Present and Future (John 5:26 and John 11:25)
2.3.3.3. Living Bread from Heaven (John 6)
2.3.4. Conclusion
2.4. Conclusion
Chapter 3: The 'I Am' Saying in John 14:6b as a Metaphor
3.1. The Johannine 'I Am' Saying in John 14:6b
3.1.1. 'I Am' Sayings in the Fourth Gospel
3.1.1.1. The Johannine 'I Am' Sayings in the State of the Research
3.1.1.2. Evaluation of the State of the Research
3.1.2. The Exegesis of the 'I Am' Saying with Predicate
3.1.3. The Interrelation of the Concepts of Way, Truth and Life
3.1.3.1. Truth and/or Life Are the Goal of the Way
3.1.3.2. The Way Leads to the Divine Reality that Is Life
3.1.3.3. Jesus Is the Way and the Goal
3.1.3.4. Truth and/or Life Are an Adjective to 'Way'
3.1.3.5. Jesus Is the Way to the Father since He Is the Truth and the Life
3.1.4. Conclusion
3.2. The 'I Am' Saying with Predicate as a Metaphorical Expression
3.2.1. Metaphor or Literal Meaning? On the Way to a Metaphorical Understanding of the Johannine 'I Am' Sayings
3.2.2. An Inductive Approach: The Metaphorical Characteristics of the Johannine 'I Am' Sayings
3.2.2.1. The Surprising and Innovative Character of the 'I Am' Saying and the Metaphor
3.2.2.2. The 'I Am' Sayings Are Not Comparisons
3.2.2.3. The 'I Am' Sayings Contain Mental Images
3.2.2.4. The 'I Am' Saying as the Pivotal Point of the Literary Context
3.2.2.5. The 'I Am' Sayings Are Part of a Johannine Imagery Network
3.2.2.6. The 'I Am' Sayings Transpose the Paradox of the Johannine Revelation into the Sphere of the Knowable
3.2.2.7. The Relationship of the 'I Am' Saying with Johannine Irony and Symbolism
3.2.3. A Functional Definition of Metaphor in the Johannine 'I Am' Sayings
3.2.3.1. The Syntagmatic Level
3.2.3.2. The Semantic Level
3.2.3.3. The Referential or Pragmatic Level
3.2.4. Is John 14:6b a Metaphor? A Step-By-Step Plan
3.3. The Poetic Metaphor in John 14:6b
3.3.1. The Syntagmatic Level
3.3.2. The Semantic Level
3.3.2.1. The Innovative Aspect of 'I Am'
3.3.2.2. The Meaning of the Metaphorical Expression
3.3.3. The Pragmatic Level
3.3.3.1. The Function of the Metaphor in the Context of the Farewell Discourse
3.3.3.2. The Contribution of the Metaphor to the Message of the Gospel of John
3.3.4. The Transition from Exegesis to Hermeneutics
Chapter 4: John 14:6 as a Stumbling Block in Jewish-Christian Dialogue
4.1. A Casestudy: Nostra Aetate (1965) in Comparison with Dominus Iesus (2000)
4.1.1. John 14:6 and the "Ray of Truth" (radius Veritatis) in NostraAetate 2
4.1.1.1. A Brief Overview of the Turbulent Genesis of Nostra Aetate (June 1960 - October 1965)
4.1.1.2. John 14:6 and Nostra Aetate 2
4.1.1.3. The Fruitful Tension of Nostra Aetate
4.1.2. John 14:6 and the Fullness of Revelation and Salvation in Jesus Christ according to Dominus Iesus
4.1.2.1. From Nostra Aetate to Dominus Iesus via Fides et Ratio (1998)
4.1.2.2. John 14:6 and Dominus Iesus 2, 5 and 22
4.1.2.3. Tension Levelled Out?
4.1.3. John 14:6 in Nostra Aetate and Dominus Iesus: A Comparison
4.2. The Problematic Aspects of John 14:6 in View of Jewish-Christian Dialogue
4.2.1. 'I Am' and Divine Speech
4.2.2. The Identification Formula 'I Am' and the Jewish Backdrop of the Terms Way, Truth and Life
4.2.2.1. Jesus, the Way and the New Exodus
4.2.2.2. Truth and the Full Manifestation of God's Steadfast Faithfulness in Jesus
4.2.2.3. The Eternal Life in Jesus Starting from the Here and Now
4.2.3. Jesus, the Only Way to the Father (John 14:6cd)
4.2.4. The Christology of the Fourth Gospel as a Stumbling Block
4.3. A Thematic Overview of the Different Solutions in the History of the Research
4.3.1. The Connection with Jewish Monotheism
4.3.2. The Historical Background
4.3.2.1. A Different Historical Context
4.3.2.2. A Redactional Layer
4.3.3. A Systematic-Theological Solution
4.3.3.1. Christological Universalism and Ethically Responsible Christologies
4.3.3.2. The Theology of Religions
4.3.4. Solutions from the Literary Context of the Gospel of John
4.3.5. Conclusion
4.4. In Retrospect
Chapter 5: John14,6 in the Perspective of a Future-Oriented Hermeneutics
5.1. The Future-Oriented Hermeneutics of the Biblical Text: An Introduction to the Normativity of the Future as a Hermeneutical Approach
5.1.1. The Biblical Text as a Revelatory Text
5.1.1.1. The Biblical Text and its Meaning in Relation with the Past, the Present and the Future
5.1.1.2. The Text as a Dynamic Medium
5.1.1.3. Revelation as Dialogue
5.1.1.4. God Writes Straight with the Crooked Lines of the Text
5.1.1.5. The Biblical Text as a Revelatory Text in Relation to the Interpreter
5.1.2. The 'Normativity of the Future'
5.1.2.1. Authority and Community
5.1.2.2. The Different Facets of the Future
5.1.2.3. The Vision for the Future
5.1.2.4. The Inclusive Horizon as an Ethical Preference
5.1.2.5. Hope and the Spirit
5.1.3. The Text as Window, Mirror, and Icon
5.2. Towards the Inclusive Horizon and the House with the Many Rooms: The Future Vision of John 13:31-14:31
5.2.1. The Text as Window: A View on the Johannine Community
5.2.1.1. The Johannine Community: Fact or Fiction?
5.2.1.2. A Minimal Hypothesis on the Implied Community of John 13:31-14:31
5.2.1.3. John 14:6 and the Implied Community
5.2.2. The Text as Mirror: Today's Community of Faith Face to Face with John 13:31-14:31
5.2.2.1. The World of the Text: John 13:31-14:31 as Threefold Testimony
5.2.2.2. John 14:6 as a Testimony
5.2.2.3. Identification Marks for the Contemporary Reader
5.2.3. The Text as Icon: The House, the Way and the Guide as Constituents of the Inclusive Vision of the Future
5.2.3.1. Aspects that Cloud the Vision of the Future
5.2.3.2. Wording the Vision
5.2.3.3. Love as the Vision's Ethical Implication
5.2.3.4. The Transformation of the Reader in the Creative Space in Front of the Text
5.2.4. Conclusion
Conclusion
Bibliography
Text Editions and Reference Works
Commentaries
Studies
Index of References
Index of Modern Authors
Index of Subjects

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