Discovering John
Content, Interpretation, Reception
2nd Edition
Published on 20. March 2014
276 pages
978-0-281-06970-5 (ISBN)
Description
The Gospel of John has been the subject of intense scrutiny for centuries. It has profoundly shaped Christian doctrine and inspired artists, musicians, theoligans and ordinary Christians. Despite the Gospel's ability to communicate the good news to the simple believer while plumbing the depths of Christian faith for the sophisticated, it has been sharply criticised as 'world-denying', 'androcentric' and 'anti-Jewish'. What should we make of a Gospel that provokes such diverse reactions? Does John still have meaning for the Church and contemporary society? Does it need to be reinterpreted for today's world? Is it anti-Semitic? In this masterly study, Ruth Edwards seeks to help those interested in this provocative Gospel decide for themselves the answers to these and other questions. "Ruth Edwards has written a lucid and concise introduction to the Gospel of John. Her book manages to condense a generation of scholarship into a highly readable account which will be a great boon to all students of this profound if enigmatic book." Christopher Rowland, Professor of the Exegesis of Holy Scripture, University of Oxford.
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Edition
2. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Product notice
Reflowable
ISBN-13
978-0-281-06970-5 (9780281069705)
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03/2014
2nd Edition
SPCK Publishing
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Person
Ruth B. Edwards is an honorary Senior Lecturer at Aberdeen University, where she taught New Testament for many years. She has written books on Greek legends and archaeology, women's ministry, the Johannine Epistles, and John's Gospel (Discovering John , ed. 2, SPCK, 2014). She is a priest of the Scottish Episcopal Church.
Content
Preface vii
Principal Abbreviations ix
1 Introduction: A Distinctive Gospel 1
2 The Reception of John's Gospel 8
3 The Question of Authorship 18
4 Traditions, Sources, and the Nature of John's Writing 27
5 Purpose, Audience, Place and Date of Composition 37
6 Jesus' Miracles as Narrative Theology 49
7 Christological Confessions and Titles for Jesus 61
8 Jesus' Passion and Resurrection 73
9 Jesus: Word Incarnate and Father's Son 84
10 Characters in John's Story 98
11 'Anti-Semitism'/'Anti-Judaism' in John's Gospel? 112
12 'Replacement Theology' and Jewish Monotheism 122
13 Conclusions: The Value of John's Gospel Today 135
Appendix 1The Structure of John's Gospel 148
Appendix 2Jesus' Burial and Resurrection in the Gospels 150
Notes 152
Bibliography 164
Indexes:Biblical References 180
Ancient Authors and Texts 187
Names and Subjects 188
Principal Abbreviations ix
1 Introduction: A Distinctive Gospel 1
2 The Reception of John's Gospel 8
3 The Question of Authorship 18
4 Traditions, Sources, and the Nature of John's Writing 27
5 Purpose, Audience, Place and Date of Composition 37
6 Jesus' Miracles as Narrative Theology 49
7 Christological Confessions and Titles for Jesus 61
8 Jesus' Passion and Resurrection 73
9 Jesus: Word Incarnate and Father's Son 84
10 Characters in John's Story 98
11 'Anti-Semitism'/'Anti-Judaism' in John's Gospel? 112
12 'Replacement Theology' and Jewish Monotheism 122
13 Conclusions: The Value of John's Gospel Today 135
Appendix 1The Structure of John's Gospel 148
Appendix 2Jesus' Burial and Resurrection in the Gospels 150
Notes 152
Bibliography 164
Indexes:Biblical References 180
Ancient Authors and Texts 187
Names and Subjects 188
