The Gospel of John: Text and Context. By Francis J. Moloney, SDB
Moloney's book collects together some previously written essays on John, many of which are not readily available today. Throughout, he argues with conviction that ‘Text without context is pretext’ (p. 135), and he presents a powerful defence of the claim that this Gospel presupposes an already...
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| Format: | Electronic Review |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford University Press
2007
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The journal of theological studies
Year: 2007, Volume: 58, Issue: 2, Pages: 647-650 |
| Review of: | The Gospel of John (Boston [u.a.] : Brill Academic Publ., 2005) (Shellard, Barbara)
The Gospel of John (Boston [u.a.] : Brill Academic Publ., 2005) (Shellard, Barbara) |
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| Summary: | Moloney's book collects together some previously written essays on John, many of which are not readily available today. Throughout, he argues with conviction that ‘Text without context is pretext’ (p. 135), and he presents a powerful defence of the claim that this Gospel presupposes an already Christian audience. The evangelist requires his readers to ‘Go on believing’ (John 20:31), which represents a demand that they go further in their commitment, beyond culturally and religiously based understandings of Jesus, into the full possibilities of mature faith. |
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| ISSN: | 1477-4607 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: The journal of theological studies
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1093/jts/fll141 |