Overview
How do historical and literary details contribute to a coherent theological witness to Jesus in the Gospel of John? A leading British evangelical New Testament scholar answers that question with studies on themes from messianism to monotheism, symbolic actions from foot-washing to fish-catching, literary contexts from Qumran to the Hellenistic historians, and figures from Nicodemus to "the beloved disciple" to Papias. Originally published in various journals and collections, these essays are now available for the first time in one affordable volume with a substantial new introduction that ties them all together. A must-have for serious students of the Fourth Gospel.
Table of Contents
Preface
1. Introduction
2. Papias and Polycrates on the Origin of the Gospel of John
3. The Beloved Disciple as Ideal Author
4. Historiographical Characteristics of the Gospel of John
5. The Audience of the Gospel of John
6. Qumran and the Gospel of John: Is There a Connection?
7. Nicodemus and the Gurion Family
8. The Bethany Family in John 11-12: History or Fiction?
9. Did Jesus Wash his Disciples Feet?
10. Jewish Messianism according to the Gospel of John
11. Monotheism and Christology in the Gospel of John
12. The Holiness of Jesus and his Disciples in the Gospel of John
13. The 153 Fish and the Unity of the Gospel of John
Publication Credits
Subject Index
Index of Modern Authors
Index of Ancient Texts
1. Introduction
2. Papias and Polycrates on the Origin of the Gospel of John
3. The Beloved Disciple as Ideal Author
4. Historiographical Characteristics of the Gospel of John
5. The Audience of the Gospel of John
6. Qumran and the Gospel of John: Is There a Connection?
7. Nicodemus and the Gurion Family
8. The Bethany Family in John 11-12: History or Fiction?
9. Did Jesus Wash his Disciples Feet?
10. Jewish Messianism according to the Gospel of John
11. Monotheism and Christology in the Gospel of John
12. The Holiness of Jesus and his Disciples in the Gospel of John
13. The 153 Fish and the Unity of the Gospel of John
Publication Credits
Subject Index
Index of Modern Authors
Index of Ancient Texts
Author
Richard Bauckham
Richard Bauckham (PhD, University of Cambridge) is senior scholar at Ridley Hall, Cambridge. He is also a visiting professor at St. Mellitus College, London, and emeritus professor of New Testament at the University of St. Andrews. Bauckham is a fellow of the British Academy and the author of numerous books, including The Christian World around the New Testament, Gospel of Glory, The Testimony of the Beloved Disciple, The Jewish World around the New Testament, and Jesus and the Eyewitnesses.