The Gospel and Letters of John, Volume 1
The Gospel and Letters of John, Volume 1

Author: Urban C. von Wahlde

Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing

Published: 2010-11-22

Total Pages: 679

ISBN-13: 1467421073

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Urban von Wahlde’s radically new, three-volume commentary on the Gospel and Letters of John is the most detailed study of the composition of the Johannine literature ever put forth by an American scholar. Nearly all of the problems confronted by those who study John have to do with the literary strata of the Gospel of John and their relation to the composition of the Letters of John. With an archaeologist’s precision, and engaging a whole range of scholarly contributions in this area, von Wahlde digs down to the foundations and exposes three distinct literary strata in the development of the Johannine tradition. Volume 1 gives detailed evidence identifying and listing the criteria for each stratum. Volumes 2 and 3 apply those criteria to the Gospel and Letters of John respectively.

The Johannine Prologue and its Resonances
The Johannine Prologue and its Resonances

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Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2024-06-24

Total Pages: 319

ISBN-13: 9004698949

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The Prologue to John's Gospel has been an enigmatic object of inquiry in the history of biblical scholarship. This volume reengages readers with thirteen essays from various perspectives on the Prologue. These perspectives include source oriented approaches, form oriented approaches, functional approaches, and alternative non-traditional approaches. This book attempts to pave new paths to understanding the Prologue and cause readers to think more deeply about the beginning of John's Gospel.

Wisdom Commentary: John 1-10
Wisdom Commentary: John 1-10

Author: Mary L Coloe, PBVM

Publisher: Liturgical Press

Published: 2021-07-15

Total Pages: 392

ISBN-13: 0814681689

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Teaching and researching the Gospel of John for thirty years has led author Mary L. Coloe to an awareness of the importance of the wisdom literature to make sense of Johannine theology, language, and symbolism: in the prologue, with Nicodemus, in the Bread of Life discourse, with Mary and Lazarus, and in the culminating “Hour.” She also shows how the late Second Temple theology expressed in the books of Sirach and Wisdom, considered deuterocanonical and omitted from some Bible editions, are essential intertexts. Only the book of Wisdom speaks of “the reign of God” (Wis 10:10), “eternity life” (Wis 5:15), and the ambrosia maintaining angelic life (Wis 19:21)—all concepts found in John’s Gospel. While the Gospel explicitly states the Logos was enfleshed in Jesus, this is also true of Sophia. Coloe makes the case that Jesus’s words and deeds embody Sophia throughout the narrative. At the beginning of each chapter Coloe provides text from the later wisdom books that resonate with the Gospel passage, drawing Sophia out of the shadows.

New Exodus in John
New Exodus in John

Author: Kyungu Ra

Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers

Published: 2019-01-07

Total Pages: 325

ISBN-13: 153266978X

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This book explores Christ’s identity and his works in the Gospel of John in the light of the New Exodus eschatological Passover. It especially examines the relationship between the Passover and the firstborn who was substituted by the paschal lamb. The idea of the firstborn (especially his death) is reflected in some of the major Christological titles. These include: Only Son, Beloved Son, Davidic Messianic King, Deutero-Isaianic suffering Servant of the Lord and Son of Man. It is also found in major themes reflected in the narratives of John 1-4. Above all, John’s Gospel introduces the Logos as the Only Son of God and Son of Man. This probably alludes to the idea of the firstborn and the Son of Man figure who fulfils the calling of the Deutero-Isaianic suffering Servant of the Lord. He achieves the restoration of Israel from exile and the salvation of the gentiles as the sons of God. Hence, the Paschal-New Exodus motif is an important prism for interpreting the Gospel of John and Johannine Christology.

What John Knew and What John Wrote
What John Knew and What John Wrote

Author: Wendy E.S. North

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 2020-07-22

Total Pages: 122

ISBN-13: 1978708807

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In this book, Wendy E. S. North investigates whether or not the author of John could have crafted his Gospel with knowledge of the Synoptics. Unlike previous approaches, which have usually treated the Gospel according to John purely as a piece of literature, this book undertakes a fresh approach by examining how John’s author reworks material that can be identified within his own text and also in the Jewish Scriptures. An assessment of these techniques allows North then to compare the Gospel of John with its Synoptic equivalents, and to conclude at last that John indeed worked with the knowledge of the Synoptic texts at certain points.

Biblical Narrative Learning
Biblical Narrative Learning

Author: Tung Chiew Ha

Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers

Published: 2015-10-02

Total Pages: 232

ISBN-13: 1498205135

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Biblical narrative learning is a non-critical educational approach for Christian communities with diverse learning backgrounds, involving three sets of movement: inquire and invent, interpret and imagine-inspire, and imitate and impart. It is grounded in humankind's universal capacity to teach and learn through stories and built on practices in narrative learning, along with biblical narratives. The Gospel of John provides a model for this interpretive process that continues the teaching of living in a loving relationship with God and one another. John uses many literary devices to enhance an affective and reflective learning. The literary devices create the familiar-strange effect. John's narrative fosters remembrance of the Story and guides the learner to adequate faith in God. It inculcates adequate faith to wait in suspense, while the Jesus Story and our stories, when they are remembered, create new understanding and transform the life experiences of the person.

St. John's Gospel
St. John's Gospel

Author: Stephen K. Ray

Publisher: Ignatius Press

Published: 2011-06-17

Total Pages: 468

ISBN-13: 1681494523

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As Catholics in ever-growing numbers are taking part in Bible studies, many questions arise. How do I study the Bible? Where do I begin? Is it OK to interpret the Bible for ourselves? What Bible should I use? How can I understand such a deep book as the Gospel of St. John? This book has the answer to these and many other such questions. Stephen Ray takes the difficult and makes it easy; he takes the confusion and makes things clear. It gives a simple start for a beginner while providing the depth and profundity for the scholar. This book is one of a kind. It is the first extensive, easy to use and thoroughly Catholic study guide available. This Bible study provides extensive ""text boxes"" with detailed information that helps students discover the cultural, religious, historical and other information on the specific passage they are studying. It utilizes quotes for a wide range of scholars, historians and specialists to instruct the student and give valuable insights into the background and meaning of the text. This book can serve as a basic Bible study guide for working through the Gospel of John, helping the student plumb the depths of St. John's marvelous and deeply spiritual Gospel. It is excellent for use by individuals or groups, for families or schools.