Johannine Studies 1975-2017

Cover

Foreword

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements

List of Abbreviations

Introduction

1 From History, into Narrative, and Beyond

The Oxford Experience

The In-Between Time

The Turn to Narrative

Narrative Is not Enough

Beyond Narrative

The Structure and Message of the Fourth Gospel

A History of the Johannine Tradition(s)

Conclusion

The Johannine World

2 Raymond E. Brown’s New Introduction to the Gospel of John: A Presentation – and Some Questions

The Johannine Tradition and Its Story

The Influences that Formed the Tradition

Johannine Theology

The Editor’s Activity

What’s New in the New Introduction?

Conclusion

3 Warren Carter, John and Empire: Initial Explorations; A Response

Warren Carter’s Thesis

Some Major Exegetical Difficulties with the Thesis

Conclusion

4 What Came First – Scripture or Canon? The Gospel of John as a Test Case

A Christian Canon

The Gospel of John as Scripture

The Fulfilment of Scripture

“These things have been written”

Conclusion

5 Who Is “the Reader” in/of the Fourth Gospel?

The Implied Reader

The Intended Reader: The Johannine Christians

The Community’s Journey and the Real Reader

Conclusion

Johannine Theology

6 Israel, the People, and the Jews in the Fourth Gospel

Israel, the People and the Nation

“The Jews”?

Conclusion

7 The Love Theme in the Gospel of John

What Does the Johannine Jesus Claim to Be Doing?

What Sort of God Is the Father of Jesus?

How Does Jesus Make Known a God of Love?

How Can a Crucifixion Make God Known?

Conclusion

8 God, Eschatology, and This-World Ethics in the Gospel of John

The Story of God in Jesus Christ

Living the In-Between-Time

Life “in the World”

Conclusion

9 The Gospel of John: The “End” of Scripture

The Use of Scripture in the Fourth Gospel

The Word of Jesus and Scripture

The Word of Jesus as Scripture

Conclusion

10 The Fourth Gospel’s Presentation of Jesus as “the Christ” and J. A. T. Robinson’s Redating

The Break with the Synagogue

“The Christ” in John’s Gospel

John the Baptist

Other Actors in the Drama who Are Guessing at Jesus’ Role and Significance

The Evangelist

Conclusion

11 The Johannine Son of God

12 Constructing Jesus and the Son of Man

Constructing Jesus

The Son of Man Sayings

Some Tradition History

Daniel 7 and Jesus

Jesus as the Son of Man

Conclusion

13 The Johannine Son of Man

14 The Parables of Enoch and the Johannine Son of Man

Diachrony and/or Synchrony

The Johannine Son of Man Sayings

John 1:51

John 3:13–14

John 6:62

John 5:27

The “Lifting Up” of the Son of Man

The “Glorification” of the Son of Man

Conclusion

15 Woman and Mother in the Fourth Gospel

The Miracle at Cana

The Hour of the Woman and the Disciples

Woman, Mother, and Disciple at the Hour of the Cross

Conclusion

The Johannine Text

16 The Use of ????? in John 1:14, 16–17: A Key to the Johannine Narrative

The Use of ????? in the Fourth Gospel

The Meaning of ????? in the Fourth Gospel

A Key to the Johannine Narrative?

Conclusion

17 The First Days of Jesus and the Role of the Disciples: A Study of John 1:19–51

Some Background to John 1:19–2:11

Interpreting John 1:19–51

The First Day (1:19–28)

The Second Day (1:29–34)

The Third Day (1:35–42)

The Fourth Day (1:43–51)

Conclusion

18 From Cana to Cana (John 2:1–4:54) and the Fourth Evangelist’s Concept of Correct (and Incorrect) Faith

I

II

A. “The Jews” (2:13–22)

B. Nicodemus (3:1–21)

C. John the Baptist (3:25–36)

A?. The Samaritan Woman (4:7–15)

B?. The Samaritan Woman (4:16–26)

C?. The Samaritan Villagers (4:27–30, 39–42)

I??

1. The Literary Structure of John 2:1–4:54

2. The Johannine Concept of Correct (and Incorrect) Faith

19 Reading John 2:13–22: The Purification of the Temple

The Author and the Reader

The Larger Literary Setting of John 2:13–22(25)

Structure and General Message of John 2:13–22(25)

Reading the Text

Conclusion

20 John 6 and the Celebration of the Eucharist

21 The Faith of Martha and Mary: A Narrative Approach to John 11:17–40

Verses 17–27: Jesus and Martha

Verses 28–37: Jesus and Mary

Verses 38–40: Martha at the Tomb

Conclusion: Martha and Mary

22 The Literary Unity of John 13:1–38

John 13:1–38 in the Macro-Structure of 13:1–17:26

The Internal Literary Structure of John 13:1–38

1. The Foot-washing and Its Aftermath (vv. 1–17)

2. The Central Statement (vv. 18–20)

3. The Gift of the Morsel and Its Aftermath (vv. 21–38)

John 13:31–38: Looking Forward, Backward, or Both?

1. Judas (13:2, 10–11, 18, 21–31a)

2. Simon Peter (13:6–10, 24, 36–38)

3. The Beloved Disciple (13:22–24, 28)

Conclusion

23 “He loved them to the end”: Eucharist in the Gospel of John

Eucharistic Hints in John 6:1–15, 51–58, and 19:34

The Literary Design of John 13:1–38

The Gift of the Morsel: A Eucharistic Interpretation

The Foot-washing and Its Aftermath (vv. 1–17): A Sketch

The Central Statement (vv. 18–20)

The Gift of the Morsel and Its Aftermath (vv. 21–38)

Conclusion

24 “That all may be one”: The Theme of Unity in John 17

The Context

The Shape and Message of John 17

Part One: To Make God Known (vv. 1–8)

Jesus Prays to the Father

Part Two: Keep Them and Make Them Holy (vv. 9–19)

Jesus Prays to the “Holy Father”

Part Three: To Make God Known (vv. 20–26)

Jesus Prays to the Father

The Function of vv. 21–23 in John 17

Conclusion

25 The Johannine Passion and the Christian Community

Reading John 18:1–19:42

Jesus in a Garden with His Enemies (18:1–11)

Jesus’ Appearance before “the Jews” (18:12–27)

Jesus before Pilate (18:28–19:16a)

The Crucifixion of Jesus (19:16b–37)

Jesus in a Garden with His Friends (19:38–42)

The Christian Community in John 18:12–27

The Disciples in John 18:15–18

The Witness of Jesus in John 18:19–24

The Disciple in John 18:25–27

Conclusion

26 “For as yet they did not know the Scripture” (John 20:9): A Study in Narrative Time

Reading John 20:1–31

The “Times” of John 20:9, 30–31

The “Time” of the Beloved Disciple (vv. 2–10)

The “Time” of Those Who Have Not Seen and Yet Believe (vv. 29–31)

Conclusion

27 John 21 and the Johannine Story

The Debate since Culpepper

Continuity and Completion

Discontinuity

Conclusion

28 Closure: A Study of John 20:1–21:25

Literary Considerations

Characters in John 20:1–31

The Voice of the Narrator in John 20:30–31

The Characters in John 21

Conclusion

Bibliography

Quoted Sources

Commentaries

Other Cited Studies

Index of Sources

Bible

Old Testament

Old Testament Apocrypha

Old Testament Pseudepigrapha

New Testament

New Testament Apocrypha

Qumran

Josephus and Philo of Alexandria

Apostolic Fathers

Church Fathers

Rabbinic Literature

Samaritan Literature

Index of Modern Authors

Index of Names and Subjects