Expulsion from the Synagogue? Rethinking a Johannine Anachronism
The ‘expulsion from the synagogue’ in John 9 has been dominated for nearly four decades by reconstructed ‘glimpses’ popularized in the two-level reading of the Fourth Gospel by J. Louis Martyn. The key insight Martyn provided the last generation of students of John is the anachronism in 9:22, an ins...
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| Tipo de documento: | Electrónico Artículo |
| Lenguaje: | Inglés |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2008
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Tyndale bulletin
Año: 2008, Volumen: 59, Número: 1, Páginas: 99-118 |
| Otras palabras clave: | B
birkat-ha-minim
B johannine literature B Synagogue B Gospels B Expulsion B New Testament |
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| Sumario: | The ‘expulsion from the synagogue’ in John 9 has been dominated for nearly four decades by reconstructed ‘glimpses’ popularized in the two-level reading of the Fourth Gospel by J. Louis Martyn. The key insight Martyn provided the last generation of students of John is the anachronism in 9:22, an insight that although it has been criticized at the level of historical reconstruction (the official edict of the Jamnia Academy and the Birkat-ha-Minim), has dominated nearly every reading of the gospel. But Martyn has guided us to an exaggerated reading of the ‘expulsion from the synagogue’ passages, and his focus on the situation behind John has minimized the Gospel’s explicit interest in the past. Even the term ἀποσυνάγωγος, the key evidence for Martyn, reflects a historicity that has been too easily suppressed. This paper will argue that a fresh examination of the historical reflections in the ‘expulsion of the synagogue’ passage in John 9 reveals not only John’s theological interest in the past, but also some potential ‘glimpses’ on the life and ministry of the historical Jesus. |
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| ISSN: | 0082-7118 |
| Obras secundarias: | Enthalten in: Tyndale bulletin
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.53751/001c.29248 |
