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Understanding the Fourth Gospel /

In this fully revised new edition of a pioneering study of John's gospel, John Ashton explores fresh topics and takes account of the latest scholarly debates. Ashton argues first that the thought-world of the gospel is Jewish, not Greek, and secondly that the text is many-layered, not simple, a...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Ashton, John, 1931-2016
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2007.
Edición:2nd ed.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Abbreviations; Introduction; 1. The Two Riddles; 2. Diachronic and Synchronic; 3. The Johannine Community; 4. The First Edition; 5. Reading the Fourth Gospel; Excursus I: Four Aporias; PART I: GENESIS; 1. Religious Dissent; 1. Putting the question; 2. The Johannine Jews; 3. The rise of Judaism; 4. Family quarrels; Excursus II: 'Salvation is from the Jews'; 2. The Community and Its Book; 1. The book; 2. The community; 3. The community in its book; 4. A local habitation and a name; Excursus III: The First Edition; 3. Messiah; 1. The notion of Messiah; 2. The Recognition of the Messiah.
  • 3. The commencement of the signs4. Signs and wonders; Conclusion; Excursus IV: A Call to Faith; 4. Son of God; 1. The Samaritan connection; 2. Messiah and Prophet; 3. Origins; 4. Mission; 5. Agency; 6. Sonship; Conclusion; Excursus V: The Composition of John 7; 5. Son of Man; Introduction; 1. The way up and the way down (1: 51); 2. Ascent and descent (3: 13); 3. The heavenly judge (5: 27); 4. Exaltation and glory; Conclusion; Excursus VI: The Structure of John 3; 6. Messenger of God; Introduction; 1. The Angel of the Lord; 2. The Liberating Angel; 3. More Angels; Conclusion.
  • Excursus VII: Isaiah and AbrahamPART II : REVELATION; Introduction; 7. Intimations of Apocalyptic; Introduction; 1. Mystery: the two ages; 2. Visions and dreams: the two stages; 3. Riddle: insiders and outsiders; 4. Correspondence: above and below; Conclusion; 8. The Gospel Genre; 1. The Messianic Secret; 2. Two levels of understanding; 3. The role of the Spirit; 4. Fact and interpretation; 5. The consciousness of genre; 6. 'The disciple at second hand'; 9. The Story of Wisdom; Introduction; 1. The Search for Wisdom; 2. The Revelation of Wisdom.
  • Excursus VIII: The Fourth Gospel and the Wisdom of Solomon10. Dualism; 1. Light and darkness; 2. The world; 3. Life; 4. Judgement; 5. Trial; 6. Division; 11. Departure and Return; Introduction; 1. Departure; 2. Return; 3. A second Moses; Conclusion; Excursus IX: The Testament of Moses; 12. Passion and Resurrection; 1. Passion; 2. Death; 3. Resurrection; Conclusion; 13. The Medium and the Message; Introduction; 1. Words and concepts; 2. The revelation form; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index of references; Index of modern authors; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; V; W.