Johannine Sectarianism In Perspective
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| Author | : Kåre Sigvald Fuglseth |
| Publisher | : BRILL |
| Total Pages | : 464 |
| Release | : 2005-09-01 |
| Genre | : Religion |
| ISBN | : 9047415620 |
The central aim of the investigation is to evaluate the claim that the Gospel of John was a product of a ‘sectarian’ milieu. Fuglseth is using methods primarily derived from sociology and the study of new religious movements today. He discusses in particular the ‘cult’-model as an alternative to ‘sect,’ and compares the Johannine texts with texts from two contemporary milieus: Philo and the Dead Sea Scrolls. The thesis is embedded in a comprehensive survey of research and discussions of methods and of the existence of a Johannine community. There are still serious debates going on about the existence and nature of the Johannine group, its ‘Jewish’ roots and settings, the attitude to the ‘Jews’ and the ‘synagogue’, and the two levels of meanings in the Johannine text according to Martyn and Brown. In this situation Fuglseth’s investigation is of great current interest and gives new answers to central questions in the Johannine research.
| Author | : Richard J. Cassidy |
| Publisher | : Wipf and Stock Publishers |
| Total Pages | : 168 |
| Release | : 2015-02-10 |
| Genre | : Religion |
| ISBN | : 1498202330 |
The conflict between Christianity and Roman Imperial theology manifested at very early stages in Christian history. Richard Cassidy argues that ignoring or downplaying such political-theological implications because of some supposedly manifest separation between spiritual belief and politics is both shortsighted and unbiblical. In this fascinating and original reading of the Gospel of John, it becomes clear that Christology is not merely theological theorizing, but a matter of immense political import.
| Author | : Jonathan Numada |
| Publisher | : Wipf and Stock Publishers |
| Total Pages | : 286 |
| Release | : 2021-06-17 |
| Genre | : Religion |
| ISBN | : 172529818X |
This study argues that the Gospel of John's anti-Judaism can be well understood from the perspective of trends apparent within the context of broader Greco-Roman culture. It uses the paradigm of collective memory and aspects of social identity theory and self-categorization theory to explore the theological and narrative functions of the Johannine Jews. Relying upon a diverse range of historical testimony drawn from Greco-Roman literature, inscriptions, and papyri, this work attempts to understand the social identities and social locations of Diaspora Jews as a first step in reading John's Gospel in the context of the political and social instability of the first century CE. It then attempts to understand John's theology, its portrayal of Jewish social identity, and the narrative and theological functions of "the Jews" as a group character in light of this historical context. This work attempts to demonstrate that while John's treatment of Jews and Judaism is multivalent at both social and theological levels, it is primarily focused upon strengthening a Christologically centered Christian identity while attempting to mitigate the attractiveness of Judaism as a religious competitor.
| Author | : John Lierman |
| Publisher | : Mohr Siebeck |
| Total Pages | : 396 |
| Release | : 2006 |
| Genre | : Religion |
| ISBN | : 9783161491139 |
"This book had its genesis at a conference held in Cambridge"--Pref.
| Author | : Sean Seongik Kim |
| Publisher | : Wipf and Stock Publishers |
| Total Pages | : 305 |
| Release | : 2017-10-12 |
| Genre | : Religion |
| ISBN | : 153261294X |
Research on “following Jesus” has mostly been done in terms of what Jesus’ followers ought to do. In this unprecedented study, Kim presents “following Jesus” in John’s Gospel through the perspective of what Jesus does for his followers. “Following Jesus” is a journey towards the place where Jesus leads his followers, that is, to a relationship with the Father. It is ultimately participating in the Son’s communion with the Father. Jesus, who was in the bosom of the Father, descended from him and ascends to him, taking his followers with him, so that they may be with him where he is with the Father in glory and love. Kim develops this thesis by examining the term akolouthein (“to follow”) and correlated motifs in John’s Gospel.
| Author | : Lars Kierspel |
| Publisher | : Mohr Siebeck |
| Total Pages | : 308 |
| Release | : 2006 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 9783161490699 |
Revised thesis (Ph. D.)--Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Louisville, Ky., 2006.
| Author | : Stanley E. Porter |
| Publisher | : BRILL |
| Total Pages | : 331 |
| Release | : 2015-09-29 |
| Genre | : Religion |
| ISBN | : 9004303162 |
The essays in The Origins of John’s Gospel, gathered by Stanley E. Porter and Hughson T. Ong, either survey or discuss in detail various areas and topics in Johannine scholarship, especially in the study of John’s Gospel. These include the authorship and dating, sources, and traditions of John’s Gospel, its structure and composition, the Johannine community, and Johannine anti-Judaism and the Son of Man sayings. Collectively, these essays offer important contributions to various areas and topics of research relating to the origins of John’s Gospel.
| Author | : Jerome H. Neyrey |
| Publisher | : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 511 |
| Release | : 2009-11-10 |
| Genre | : Religion |
| ISBN | : 0802848664 |
Johns Gospel has been studied and evaluated and interpreted constantly by theologians throughout the ages. Can anything more possibly be said? Jerome Neyrey says it can, indeed, by interpreting it in two fresh ways by means of ancient rhetoric and by viewing it in its cultural context. / In order to find patterns and concepts that have a bearing on how to read John Neyrey examines the rhetoric of praise and blame described in the ancient encomium, the Greek commonplace on noble death, rules for rhetorical conclusions, and Jewish background materials. He then uses materials from cultural anthropology, such as the effects of limited good and envy, secrecy, and brokerage. Even innocent topics such as time and space have much to say about interpreting the figure of Jesus. / In viewing John through these two lenses, The Gospel of John in Cultural and Rhetorical Perspective brings the book into clear focus as a truly maverick gospel
| Author | : Edward W. Klink III |
| Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
| Total Pages | : 257 |
| Release | : 2007-08-02 |
| Genre | : Religion |
| ISBN | : 1139466704 |
The last generation of gospel scholarship has considered the reconstruction and analysis of the audience behind the gospels as paradigmatic. The key hermeneutical template for reading the gospels has been the quest for the community that each gospel represents. This scholarly consensus regarding the audience of the gospels has been reconsidered. Using as a test case one of the most entrenched gospels, Edward Klink explores the evidence for the audience behind the Gospel of John. This study challenges the prevailing gospel paradigm by examining the community construct and its functional potential in early Christianity, the appropriation of a gospel text and J. L. Martyn's two-level reading of John, and the implied reader located within the narrative. The study concludes by proposing a more appropriate audience model for reading John, as well as some implications for the function of the gospel in early Christianity.
| Author | : Paul Avis |
| Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
| Total Pages | : 673 |
| Release | : 2018-06-21 |
| Genre | : Religion |
| ISBN | : 019108137X |
The Oxford Handbook of Ecclesiology is a unique scholarly resource for the study of the Christian Church as we find it in the Bible, in history and today. As the scholarly study of how we understand the Christian Church's identity and mission, ecclesiology is at the centre of today's theological research, reflection, and debate. Ecclesiology is the theological driver of the ecumenical movement. The main focus of the intense ecumenical engagement and dialogue of the past half-century has been ecclesiological and this is the area where the most intractable differences remain to be tackled Ecclesiology investigates the Church's manifold self-understanding in relation to a number of areas: the origins, structures, authority, doctrine, ministry, sacraments, unity, diversity, and mission of the Church, including its relation to the state and to society and culture. The sources of ecclesiological reflection are the Bible (interpreted in the light of scholarly research), Church history and the wealth of the Christian theological tradition, together with the information and insights that emerge from other relevant academic disciplines. This Handbook considers the biblical resources, historical development, and contemporary initiatives in ecclesiology. It offers invaluable and comprehensive guide to understanding the Church.
