Becoming John : the making of a passion gospel / Kari Syreeni.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Syreeni, Kari, author.

Series:

Library of New Testament studies ; 590.

T & T Clark library of biblical studies

Library of New Testament studies ; 590

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bible. John--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Bible. John.

Passion narratives (Gospels).

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Physical Description:

xi, 231 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

London : T & T Clark, 2019.

Summary:

In this new analysis of the Gospel of John, Kari Syreeni argues that the gospel is a heavily reworked edition of earlier Johannine work, and that the original did not include Jesus' passion. Syreeni theorizes that the original gospel ended at Chapter 12, with the notion of Jesus' disappearance from the world, and that the passion narrative was incorporated by a later editor freely using the existing gospels of Mark and Matthew. Syreeni suggests that the letters of John, written after the predecessor gospels but before the final edition, reveal a schism in the Johannine community that was caused by the majority faction's acceptance of Jesus' death and resurrection, as it was then recorded in the new gospel. By exploring the gospel's different means of legitimizing the passion story, such as the creation of the `beloved disciple' to witness Jesus' passion, and the foreshadowing of the resurrection of Jesus in the miracle of Lazarus, Syreeni provides a bold and provocative case for a new understanding of John. --Book cover.

Contents:

Introduction: a passion for John

John among the Gospels: rejecting false dichotomies

In the beginning: the scope of the Johannine prologue

The beloved disciple: legitimating the passion story

The greatest sign: how Lazarus' life turns into Jesus' death

Remembering the new past: the passion storyline in John 1-12

The bridegroom's day: tracing the pre-passion John

A long farewell: the watershed in Johannine theological evolution

The wounds of the crucified: understanding the Johannine trauma.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-229) and index.

ISBN:

0567681009

9780567681003

OCLC:

1019991994