Johannine faith and liberating community / David Rensberger.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rensberger, David K.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bible. John--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Bible.

Bible. John.

Sociology, Biblical.

Liberation theology.

Physical Description:

168 pages ; 23 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia : Westminster Press, [1988]

Summary:

Building on recent developments in biblical studies, David Rensberger explores new avenues of interpretation of the Fourth Gospel made possible by the rediscovery of its social and historical settings. He looks to the first generation of readers and considers the range of meanings the Gospel might have held for them. He sees that behind the "spiritual" there is the possibility of social and even political interpretations. He discusses the relation of John's Gospel to liberation theology and to contemporary questions on the role of the church in the world.

Contents:

1 The New Era in Johannine Interpretation 15

2 Nicodemus and the Blind Man: Choices of Faith and Community 37

3 The Unity of John 3 as Communal Appeal 52

4 Sacraments at the Boundary: The Social Significance of Baptism and Eucharist 64

5 The Trial of Jesus and the Politics of John 87

6 The Gospel of John and Liberation 107

7 Sect, World, and Mission: Johannine Christianity Today 135.

Notes:

Includes indexes.

Bibliography: pages [155]-162.

ISBN:

0664250416

OCLC:

17805573