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

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Thatcher, Tom, 1967-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Theology.

Bible. John--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Bible.

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

Physical Description:

1 online resource (421 p.)

Place of Publication:

Waco, TX : Baylor University Press, c2007.

Language Note:

English

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:

CONTENTS; Abbreviations; Preface: The Purpose and Plan of This Book; 1 Second Thoughts on the Fourth Gospel; Response: Why Should Historical Criticism Continue to have a Place in Johannine Studies?; 2 In Search of a New Synthesis; Response: Johannine Exegesis in Transition- Johannes Beutler's Search for a New Synthesis; 3 The Scriptures and the Words and Works of Jesus; Response: Living Word(s) and the Bread of Life; 4 Three Revolutions, a Funeral, and Glimmers of a Challenging Dawn; Response: Inspecting an Aerial Photograph of John's Engageent with Sources

5 Reflections Upon a Johannine Pilgrimage Response: Progress and Regress in Recent Johannine Scholarship - Reflections Upon the Road Ahead; 6 Pursuing the Elusive; Response: To What End, Methodology?; 7 The Gospel and the Epistles of John Read against the Background of the History of the Johannine Communities; Response: The Combination of a Literary and a Historical Approach to the Gospel of John; 8 The Gospel of John and the Signs Gospel; Response: The Fourth Gospel in First-Century Media Culture; 9 What's the Meaning of This?-Reflections Upon a Life and Career; Response: Is History History?

10 The Johannine Community among Jewish and Other Response: Reading History in the Fourth Gospel; 11 Into Narrative and Beyond; Response: The Beyond Beckons; 12 The Prologue and Chapter 17 of the Gospel of John; Response: The Prologue and Jesus' Final Prayer; 13 The Signs of the Messiah and the Quest for Eternal Life; Response: The Johannine Conception of Authentic Faith as a Response to the Divine Initiative; 14 Remaining in His Word: From Faith to Faith by Way; Response: Ideologies Past and Present; 15 Johannine Studies and the Geopolitical: Reflections Upon Absence and Irruption

Response: Toward an Interdisciplinary Approach to Johannine Studies 16 The Problem of History in John; Response: Genre, Sources, and History; 17 Tradition, Exegetical Formation, and the Leuven Hypothesis; Response: The Leuven Hypothesis in C/catholic Perspective; 18 The Road Ahead-Three Aspects of Johannine Scholarship; Response: Combining Key Methodologies in Johannine Studies; Works Cited; Contributors

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786610949731

9781280949739

1280949732

9781602580909

1602580901

OCLC:

519353071