John, Jesus, and History, Volume 1: Critical Appraisals of Critical ViewsPaul N. Anderson, Felix Just, Tom Thatcher Society of Biblical Lit, 2007 - 356 pages Over the last two centuries, many scholars have considered the Gospel of John off-limits for all quests for the historical Jesus. That stance, however, creates a new set of problems that need to be addressed thoughtfully. The essays in this book, reflecting the ongoing deliberations of an international group of Johannine and Jesus scholars, critically assess two primary assumptions of the prevalent view: the dehistoricization of John and the de-Johannification of Jesus. The approaches taken here are diverse, including cognitive-critical developments of Johannine memory, distinctive characteristics of the Johannine witness, new historicism, Johannine-Synoptic relations, and fresh analyses of Johannine traditional development. In addition to offering state-of-the-art reviews of Johannine studies and Jesus studies, this volume draws together an emerging consensus that sees the Gospel of John as an autonomous tradition with its own perspective, in dialogue with other traditions. Through this challenging of critical and traditional assumptions alike, new approaches to John’s age-old riddles emerge, and the ground is cleared for new and creative ways forward. |
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Reviews of the Literature How Did John Become the Spiritual Gospel? | 71 |
The Dehistoricizing of the Gospel of John | 75 |
How Johnthe Theologian Writes History | 103 |
The Revisionist Contribution of SomeNineteenthCentury German Scholarship | 109 |
Johns Literary Unityand the Problem of Historicity | 217 |
The Transformation of Memory in the Interface of Historyand Theology in John | 229 |
Ways Forward A Case Study | 247 |
The Historical Jesus the Scene in the Temple and the Gospel of John | 249 |
On DealBreakers and Disturbances | 277 |
Concluding Matters | 283 |
Assessments and Convergences | 285 |
Where Do We Go from Here? | 291 |
The Twentieth Century and Beyond | 121 |
The Challenge of the Balkanizationof Johannine Studies | 133 |
Disciplinary Approaches to the Issues Grinding New Lenses and Gaining New Insights | 161 |
A Source for Jesus Research? | 165 |
Johannine Truth Claims and Historicity | 179 |
Friends or Foes? | 199 |
Bibliography | 295 |
Contributors | 327 |
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