RT Article
T1 The Liturgy of the Last Gospel
JF The expository times
VO 126
IS 6
SP 270
OP 280
A1 Bunce, James W.
LA English
PB Sage
YR 2015
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1560785160
AB It is suggested in this article that St John’s Gospel is a ‘confessional recital’ of salient acts and teachings of Jesus and was intended for liturgical performance in a Christian synagogue. The principal strands of the argument are, first, the well-known affinity between the Gospel and Greek Drama and the obvious but generally unremarked inference from this that the Gospel was intended for performance. Second, the fact that large tracts of the Gospel are written as Semitic poetry strengthens the case for it being a performance piece. Finally, whatever format first century Jewish synagogue liturgy took, there is little doubt that extracts from the OT were its principal ingredients and that the OT themes running through the Gospel were clearly meant to connect with this then familiar liturgy. This surely confirms the purpose and setting of the putative performance in a worshipping Christian community.
K1 Bible. Gospels
K1 Bible : Study & teaching : Catholic Church
K1 Confessional Recital
K1 Early Christian Worship
K1 Greek drama
K1 JOHN, the Apostle, Saint, 6-100
K1 Liturgical Performance
K1 Raney’s Thesis
K1 Sacramental Themes
K1 Semitic Poetry
K1 St John’s Gospel
K1 Theology
DO 10.1177/0014524613505478