A Journey Round John: Tradition, Interpretation and Context in the Fourth Gospel (The Library of New Testament Studies) - Softcover

E. S. North, Wendy

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0567681661 ISBN 13: 9780567681669

Publisher: T&T Clark, 2018

Synopsis

In A Journey Round John Wendy E. S. North considers a range of themes relevant to the interpretation of the Fourth Gospel.

First, the relationship between the Gospel and 1 John. North explores the value of the Epistle as a means of identifying traditional material the evangelist knew; on which basis she appeals to 1 John to account for the form of Jesus' prayer in chapter 11. Second, John's Christology in which North looks to John's cultural roots in monotheistic Judaism to understand his capacity to align Jesus with God. Third, the crucial issue of 'the Jews' in John, where North clarifies the data by observing a narrative logic in John's use of the expression. Fourth, North identifies John's 'anticipated' eschatology as a consolation strategy aimed at a readership struggling under life-threatening circumstances in the absence of Jesus. Finally, North looks at John and the Synoptics, and demonstrates how evidence drawn from the Gospel itself can serve to indicate whether or not John composed directly on the basis of the Synoptic record.

This collection draws together a number of ground-breaking studies from over thirty years of work on the Fourth Gospel, presenting a coherent development of thought on this crucial Christian text.

About this title

About the Author

Wendy E.S. North formerly taught in the Department of Theology, University of Hull, UK.

Edition details

• Publisher: T&T Clark
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0567681661
• ISBN 13: 9780567681669
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 262