What we have heard from the beginning : the past, present, and future of Johannine studies / Tom Thatcher, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Thatcher, Tom, 1967-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bible. John--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Bible.

Bible. John.

Bible. Epistles of John--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Bible. Epistles of John.

Physical Description:

xix, 423 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Waco, Tex. : Baylor University Press, [2007]

Summary:

The past fifty years have seen powerful shifts in the methods and objectives of Biblical Studies. The study of the Johannine Literature, in particular, has seen a proliferation of new approaches, as well as innovative exegetical and theological conclusions. This volume surveys the emerging landscape from the perspective of scholars who have shaped the field. Written in a conversational and reflective tone, the articles offer an excellent overview of major issues in the study of the Fourth Gospel and 1-2-3 John.

Contents:

Preface : the purpose and plan of this book / Tom Thatcher

Second thoughts on the fourth Gospel / John Ashton

Response : why should historical criticism continue to have a place in Johannine studies? / Wendy E. S. North

In search of a new synthesis / Johannes Beutler

Response : Johannine exegesis in transition : Johannes Beutler's search for a new synthesis / Carsten Claussen

The Scriptures and the words and works of Jesus / Peder Borgen

Response : living word(s) and the bread of life / Michael Labahn

Three revolutions, a funeral, and glimmers of a challenging dawn / Thomas L. Brodie

Response : inspecting an aerial photograph of John's engagement with sources / Catrin H. Williams

Reflections upon a Johannine pilgrimage / D. A. Carson

Response : progress and regress in recent Johannine scholarship : reflections upon the road ahead / Andreas J. Köstenberger

Pursuing the elusive / R. Alan Culpepper

Response : to what end, methodology? / Stan Harstine

The Gospel and the Epistles of John read against the background of the history of the Johannine communities / Marinus de Jonge

Response : the combination of a literary and a historical approach to the Gospel of John / Peter G. Kirchschlaeger

The Gospel of John and the signs gospel / Robert T. Fortna

Response : the fourth Gospel in first-century media culture / Tom Thatcher

What's the meaning of this? : reflections upon a life and career / Robert Kysar

Response : is history history? / David Rensberger

The Johannine community among Jewish and other early Christian communities / J. Louis Martyn

Response : reading history in the fourth Gospel / Adele Reinhartz

Into narrative and beyond / Francis J. Moloney

Response : the beyond beckons / Mary Coloe

The prologue and chapter 17 of the Gospel of John / John F. O'Grady

Response : the prologue and Jesus' final prayer / Dorothy Lee

The signs of the Messiah and the quest for eternal life / John Painter

Response : the Johannine conception of authentic faith as a response to the divine initiative / Paul N. Anderson

Remaining in his word : from faith to faith by way of the text / Sandra M. Schneiders

Response : ideologies past and present / Colleen Conway

Johannine studies and the geopolitical : reflections upon absence and irruption / Fernando F. Segovia

Response : toward an interdisciplinary approach to Johannine studies / Francisco Lozada Jr.

The problem of history in John / D. Moody Smith

Response : genre, sources, and history / Craig S. Keener

Tradition, exegetical formation, and the Leuven hypothesis / Gilbert Van Belle

Response : the Leuven hypothesis in C/catholic perspective / Peter J. judge

The road ahead : three aspects of Johannine scholarship / Urban C. von Wahlde

Response : combining key methodologies in Johannine studies / Felix Just.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 359-389) and index.

ISBN:

9781602580107

1602580103

OCLC:

156822334