Jesus as mirrored in John: the genius in the New Testament
James H. Charlesworth begins from a burgeoning point of scholarly consensus: More and more scholars are coming to recognize that the Fourth Gospel is more historically complex than previously thought. Charlesworth outlines two historical horizons within John. On the one hand, there is the Jewish bac...
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| Reviews: | [Rezension von: Charlesworth, James H., Jesus as Mirrored in John: The Genius in the New Testament] (2019) (Ridlehoover, Charles Nathan)
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| IxTheo Classification: | HC New Testament |
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Bible. John
Criticism, interpretation, etc
B Bible B Criticism, interpretation, etc |
| Summary: | James H. Charlesworth begins from a burgeoning point of scholarly consensus: More and more scholars are coming to recognize that the Fourth Gospel is more historically complex than previously thought. Charlesworth outlines two historical horizons within John. On the one hand, there is the Jewish background to the text (complete with the evangelist's knowledge of Palestinian geography and Jewish customs) which Charlesworth perceives as offering a window into pre-70 Palestinian Judaism. On the other hand, the gospel also reflects a post-70 world in which non-believing Jews, with more unity, begin to part definitely with those who identified Jesus as the Messiah. Split into four sections, this volume first examines the origins of the Fourth Gospel, its evolution in several editions, and its setting in Judea and Galilee. Charlesworth then looks specifically at the figure of Jesus and issues of history. He proceeds to consider this Gospel alongside earlier and contemporaneous Jewish literature, most notably the Dead Sea Scrolls. Finally, the volume engages with John's symbolism and language, looking closely at key aspects in which John differs from the Synoptic Gospels, and raising such provocative questions as whether or not it is possible that Jesus married Mary Magdalene. From one of the New Testament's most noted scholars, this book allows deeper understanding of the ways in which the Gospel of John is a vital resource for understanding both the origin of Christianity and Jesus' position in history Introduction :the genius in the New Testament --Paradigm shifts in Johannine studies --The priority of John --The Beloved Disciple : criteria and observations --The historical and social setting of the Gospel of John in light of the Essenes --John : a neglected source --Archaeological discoveries supporting the historicity of John's traditions --The dualism of Qumran and the "dualism" of John --An overview of the Dead Sea Scrolls and a revolutionary new perspective --John and Qumran : almost seventy years of research --John's indebtedness to Judaism and the self-glorification Hymn --Did the Fourth Evangelist know the Enoch tradition? --The Odes of Solomon and the Gospel of John --Qumran, John, and the Odes of Solomon --Jewish purity laws and the identity of the Beloved Disciple --Symbolism of the serpent in John --Symbology in Johannine Christology --Is it conceivable that Jesus married Mary Magdalene? : searching for evidence in Johannine traditions --Whence the title KATA ΙΩΑΝΝHN : "according to John"? --Conclusion --Advances in the study of the Fourth Gospel : a selected bibliography /Jolyon G.R. Pruszinski. |
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| Item Description: | Most chapters are revised versions of previously published material; bibliographic details are given in the first footnote to each chapter Includes bibliographical references page 542-555 and indexes |
| ISBN: | 0567681556 |