The testimony of the beloved disciple : narrative, history, and theology in the Gospel of John

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The testimony of the beloved disciple : narrative, history, and theology in the Gospel of John

Richard Bauckham

Baker Academic, c2007

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Description based on 2nd printing, 2008

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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.

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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

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