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Scripture cannot be broken : the social function of the use of Scripture in the Fourth Gospel / by Jaime Clark-Soles.
Biblical Studies, Ancient Near East and Early Christianity - Book Archive 2000-2006 Available online
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- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Clark-Soles, Jaime, 1967-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Johannine school.
- Qumran community.
- Bible. John--Social scientific criticism.
- Bible.
- Bible--Use--History.
- Branch Davidians.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (374 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Other Title:
- Scripture can not be broken
- Place of Publication:
- Boston : Brill Academic Publishers, 2003.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Scripture is powerful for all who lend it authority. Clark-Soles explores the ways in which the author of the Fourth Gospel deploys scripture to form his sectarian community. The first part of the book provides the sociological framework for addressing the role of scripture within sectarian communities. By definition, sects are in conflict with a parent tradition. How, if at all, does a sect appropriate those texts that not only "belong" to the parent tradition but also are used by that parent tradition to deride the sectarians? By investigating the dynamics of scripture in the ancient Qumran community and in the modern Branch Davidian community, Clark-Soles sheds light on the community of the Fourth Gospel.
- Contents:
- Sociological models
- The Qumran community
- The Branch Davidian community
- The community of the Fourth Gospel.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Description based on print version record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [343]-351) and indexes.
- ISBN:
- 1-280-46385-6
- 9786610463855
- 1-4237-1444-X
- 90-474-0334-7
- OCLC:
- 191927994
- Publisher Number:
- 10.1163/9789047403340 DOI
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