The Jewish Targums and John's Logos Theology
The Jewish Targums and John's Logos Theology

Author: John Ronning

Publisher: Baker Academic

Published: 2010-02-01

Total Pages: 400

ISBN-13: 9780801047596

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At the beginning of his gospel, John refers to Jesus Christ as the Logos--the "Word." John Ronning makes a case that the Jewish Targums--interpretive translations of the Old Testament into Aramaic that were read in synagogues--hold the key to understanding John's Logos title. Examining numerous texts in the fourth gospel in the light of the Targums, Ronning shows how connecting the Logos with the targumic Memra (word) unlocks the meaning of a host of theological themes that run throughout the Gospel of John.

Targum and New Testament
Targum and New Testament

Author: Martin McNamara

Publisher: Mohr Siebeck

Published: 2011

Total Pages: 644

ISBN-13: 9783161508363

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The relevance of the Targums (Aramaic translations of the Hebrew Bible) for the understanding of the New Testament has been a matter of dispute over the past three hundred years, principally by reason of the late date of the Targum manuscripts and the nature of the Aramaic. The debate has become more focused by reason of the Qumran finds of pre-Christian Aramaic documents (1947) and the identification of a complete text of the Palestinian Targum of the Pentateuch in the Vatican Library (Codex Neofiti, 1956). Martin McNamara traces the history of the debate down to our own day and the annotated translation of all the Targums into English. He studies the language situation (Aramaic and Greek) in New Testament Palestine and the interpretation of the Scriptures in the Targums, with concepts and language similar to the New Testament. Against this background relationships between the Targums and the New Testament are examined. A way forward is suggested by regarding the tell-like structure of the Targums (with layers from different ages) and a continuum running through for certain texts.

Johannine Theology
Johannine Theology

Author: Paul A. Rainbow

Publisher: InterVarsity Press

Published: 2014-09-05

Total Pages: 500

ISBN-13: 0830896503

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In this magisterial synthesis, Paul A. Rainbow presents the most complete account of the theology of the Johannine corpus available today. Both critical and comprehensive, this volume includes all the books of the New Testament ascribed to John: the Gospel, the three epistles and the book of Revelation.

The Targums
The Targums

Author: Paul V.M. Flesher

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2011-08-25

Total Pages: 576

ISBN-13: 900421769X

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This remarkable survey introduces critical knowledge and insights that have emerged over the past forty years, including targum manuscripts discovered this century and targums known in Aramaic but only recently translated into English. Prolific scholars Flesher and Chilton guide readers in understanding the development of the targums; their relationship to the Hebrew Bible; their dates, language, and place in the history of Christianity and Judaism; and their theologies and methods of interpretation.

The Theological Profile of the Peshitta of Isaiah
The Theological Profile of the Peshitta of Isaiah

Author: Attila Bodor

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2021-08-30

Total Pages: 261

ISBN-13: 9004469125

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In The Theological Profile of the Peshitta of Isaiah, Attila Bodor explores theological elements in the Peshitta version of Isaiah through a close study of its interpretative renderings.

Targums and Rabbinic Literature
Targums and Rabbinic Literature

Author: Zondervan,

Publisher: Zondervan Academic

Published: 2024-09-10

Total Pages: 464

ISBN-13: 0310495741

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Ancient Literature for New Testament Studies is a multivolume series that seeks to introduce key ancient texts that form the cultural, historical, and literary context for the study of the New Testament. Each volume will feature introductory essays to the corpus, followed by articles on the relevant texts. Each article will address introductory matters, provenance, summary of content, interpretive issues, key passages for New Testament studies and their significance. Neither too technical to be used by students nor too thin on interpretive information to be useful for serious study of the New Testament, this series provides a much-needed resource for understanding the New Testament in its first-century Jewish and Greco-Roman context. Produced by an international team of leading experts in each corpus, Ancient Literature for New Testament Studies stands to become the standard resource for both scholars and students. Volumes include: Apocrypha and the Septuagint Old Testament Pseudepigrapha The Dead Sea Scrolls The Apostolic Fathers Philo and Josephus Greco-Roman Literature Targums and Early Rabbinic Literature Gnostic Literature New Testament Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha

Reading the Gospel of John’s Christology as Jewish Messianism
Reading the Gospel of John’s Christology as Jewish Messianism

Author: Benjamin Reynolds

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2018-07-17

Total Pages: 509

ISBN-13: 9004376046

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The essays in Reading the Gospel of John’s Christology as Jewish Messianism: Royal, Prophetic, and Divine Messiahs seek to interpret John’s Jesus as part of Second Temple Jewish messianic expectations. The Fourth Gospel is rarely considered part of the world of early Judaism. While many have noted John’s Jewishness, most have not understood John’s Messiah as a Jewish messiah. The Johannine Jesus, who descends from heaven, is declared the Word made flesh, and claims oneness with the Father, is no less Jewish than other messiahs depicted in early Judaism. John’s Jesus is at home on the spectrum of early Judaism’s royal, prophetic, and divine messiahs

The Divine Name in the Gospel of John
The Divine Name in the Gospel of John

Author: Joshua J.F. Coutts

Publisher: Mohr Siebeck

Published: 2017-10-10

Total Pages: 284

ISBN-13: 9783161551888

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One of the distinctive features of the Fourth Gospel is the emphasis it places on the "name" of God. As the earliest Christian texts already exhibit a shift toward Jesus's name as the cultic or divine name, what might have motivated the Evangelist to this recovery of the divine name category? Joshua J. F. Coutts argues that the divine name acquired particular significance through the Evangelist's reading of Isaiah, which, in combination with the polemical experience and pastoral needs of early Christians, formed the impetus for his interest in and emphasis on the divine name.

Prologue and Gospel
Prologue and Gospel

Author: Elizabeth Harris

Publisher: A&C Black

Published: 2004-12-30

Total Pages: 228

ISBN-13: 9780567040510

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The structure and content of the Johannine prologue determine the structure and content of the whole Gospel. It provides the reader with seminal statements about the cosmic situation and God's plan for mankind, statements which are explicated thereafter. Elizabeth Harris demonstrates that a type of prologue found in ancient Greek literature could be the literary convention behind John 1.1-18.

Johannine Writings and Apocalyptic
Johannine Writings and Apocalyptic

Author: Stanley E. Porter

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2013-09-15

Total Pages: 361

ISBN-13: 9004254870

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Johannine Writings and Apocalyptic provides a wide-ranging and thorough annotated bibliography for John's Gospel, the Johannine letters, Revelation, and apocalyptic writings pertinent to these books. More inclusive than many other bibliographies, this volume provides reference to over 1300 individual entries, often including references to multiple works with a given description. Annotations are designed to provide guidance to a wide range of readers, from students wishing to gain entry to the subject to graduate students engaging in research to professors needing ready access to useful materials. The volume is topically organized and indexed for easy access.