The Gospel of John and Christian theology / edited by Richard Bauckham and Carl Mosser.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Bauckham, Richard

Mosser, Carl, 1972-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bible. John--Criticism, interpretation, etc--Congresses.

Bible.

Bible. John.

Theology--Congresses.

Theology.

Genre:

Conference papers and proceedings.

Physical Description:

xxiv, 404 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Grand Rapids, Mich. : William B. Eerdmans Pub., 2008.

Summary:

In recent years, the disciplines of biblical studies and systematic theology have grown apart and largely lost the means of effective communication with one another. Unfortunately, this relational disconnect affects more than just these particular fields of study; it impacts the life of the church as a whole. The first St. Andrews Conference on Scripture and Theology brought leading biblical scholars and systematic theologians together in conversation, seeking to bridge the biblical-theological gap.

Due to its profound influence on the development of Christian theology, John's Gospel is an ideal base for rekindling fruitful dialogue. The essays here - taken from the inaugural conference - consider this Gospel from many angles, addressing a number of key issues that arise from a theological discussion of the text: John's dualism in our pluralist context, historicity and testimony, the treatment of Judaism, Christology, and more.

Contents:

John and our pluralist context

Johannine dualism and contemporary pluralism / Stephen C. Barton

Johannine dualism and contemporary pluralism / Miroslav Volf

Those who have read John before us

Christianizing divine aseity : Irenaeus reads John / D. Jeffrey Bingham

Anglican approaches to St. John's Gospel / Rowan Williams

Glory or persecution : the God of the Gospel of John in the history of interpretation / Tord Larsson

History and testimony in John

The historical reliability of John's Gospel : from what perspective should it be assessed? / C. Stephen Evans

The Fourth Gospel as the testimony of the beloved disciple / Richard Bauckham

John and "the Jews"

Bridging the gap : how might the Fourth Gospel help us cope with the legacy of Christianity's exclusive claim over against Judaism? / Stephen Motyer

Anti-Judaism, the Jews, and the worlds of the Fourth Gospel / Judith Lieu

"The Jews who had believed in Him" (John 8:31) and the motif of apostasy in the Gospel of John / Terry Griffith

"The father of lies," "the mother of lies," and the death of Jesus (John 12:20-33) / Sigve K. Tonstad

Perspectives on the raising of Lazarus

The Lazarus story : a literary perspective / Andrew T. Lincoln

The raising of Lazarus in John 11 : a theological reading / Marianne Meye Thompson

The Lazarus narrative, theological history, and historical probability / Alan J. Torrance

Christology

The prologue of the Gospel of John as the gateway to Christological truth / Martin Hengel

The testimony of works in the Christology of John's Gospel / Murray Rae

On guessing points and naming stars : epistemological origins of John's Christological tensions / Paul N. Anderson

Narrative docetism : Christology and storytelling in the Gospel of John / Kasper Bro Larsen

Using John in the theological task today

"The truth will set you free" : salvation as revelation / Anastasia Scrutton

God in the world

the world in God : perichoresis in Trinity and eschatology / Jürgen Moltmann.

Notes:

"The essays... were first presented in 2003 as papers at the first St. Andrews Conference on Scripture and Theology held at the University of St. Andrews, Scotland"--P. x.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

9780802827173

0802827179

OCLC:

154683035