They went out from us : the identity of the opponents in First John / Daniel R. Streett.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Streett, Daniel R.

Series:

Beihefte zur Zeitschrift für die neutestamentliche Wissenschaft und die Kunde der älteren Kirche ; Beiheft 177.

Beihefte zur Zeitschrift für die neutestamentliche Wissenschaft und die Kunde der älteren Kirche, 0171-6441 ; Bd. 177

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bible. Epistle of John, 1st--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Bible.

Discernment (Christian theology).

Spiritual warfare.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (480 p.)

Place of Publication:

Berlin ; New York : De Gruyter, c2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

By means of careful historical work and exegesis, Streett argues that the secession mentioned in 1 John did not have to do with a later complex Christological issue such as docetism, Cerinthianism, or a devaluation of the historical life/death of Jesus, but rather concerned the foundational belief in the Messiahship of Jesus, a tenet the secessionists had renounced in order to return to the Jewish synagogue. He critiques the common maximalistic mirror-reading approach to the letter as misguided, and contends that the letter is primarily pastoral, meant to comfort and reassure the community rather than to argue against the secessionists. Streett's main contributions are his detailed examination of the ancient historical evidence (especially the Patristic evidence) for the Johannine opponents, and his in-depth and innovative exegesis of the key opponent passages (1 Jn 2:18-27; 4:1-6; 5:6-12; 2 Jn 4-11).

Contents:

Front matter

Foreword

Table of Contents

Introduction

Chapter 1: Options for Identifying the Opponents of 1 John

Chapter 2: The Methodology of Mirror-Reading

Chapter 3: 1 John 2:18-27: Jesus is the Messiah

Chapter 4: 1 John 4:1-6: Jesus is the Messiah in the Flesh

Chapter 5: 1 John 5:6-12: Three Witnesses to Jesus the Messiah

Chapter 6: 2 John 4-11: The Teaching about the Messiah

Conclusion

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786613166111

9781283166119

1283166119

9783110247718

3110247712

OCLC:

723945532