Interpreting the Gospel and Letters of John : An Introduction.
- 1st ed.
- 1 online resource (367 pages)
Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Preface -- Introduction: The Gospel and Letters of John -- Introduction to Studying the Gospel and Letters of John -- The Sacred Text of Christianity: The Bible and Covenant with God -- A Literary Approach to the Study of the Johannine Literature -- The Course of Our Study of the Gospel and Letters of John -- What Have We Learned So Far? -- Key Terms and Concepts -- Questions for Review -- Bibliography and Further Reading -- 1. The Origins and Development of the Bible -- Scripture, Canon, and the World That Gave Us the Bible -- The World of the Text and the Canon It Produces -- What Have We Learned So Far? The Canon of Scripture -- Key Terms and Concepts -- Questions for Review -- Bibliography and Further Reading -- 2. Methodology for Biblical Interpretation -- Methods for Interpreting the Bible: The Worlds of the Text -- Exegeting Biblical Texts -- What Have We Learned So Far? The Worlds That Created and Are Created by the Text -- Key Terms and Concepts -- Questions for Review -- Bibliography and Further Reading -- 3. The Old Testament Story: Israel and Covenant with God -- The Story of Israel -- What Have We Learned So Far? The Story of God, Creation, and God's Chosen People -- Key Terms and Concepts -- Questions for Review -- Bibliography and Further Reading -- 4. The New Testament Story: Jesus and the New Covenant -- The World of the New Testament Story -- Jesus of Nazareth -- The Birth of Christianity -- The Writing of the Gospel Narratives -- Studying the Gospels -- What Have We Learned So Far? Jesus and the Good News -- Key Terms and Concepts -- Questions for Review -- Bibliography and Further Reading -- 5. John and His Writings -- The World behind the Text: The Historical Background of the Gospel and Letters of John. What Have We Learned So Far? The World behind the Gospel and Letters of John -- Key Terms and Concepts -- Questions for Review -- Bibliography and Further Reading -- 6. John as Storyteller and Evangelist -- The World in the Text: The Literary Style of the Johannine Literature -- What Have We Learned So Far? The World in the Gospel and Letters of John -- Key Terms and Concepts -- Questions for Review -- Bibliography and Further Reading -- 7. The Beginnings of the Word in John 1:1-18 -- Beginnings: The Prologue to the Body of the Gospel (1:1-18) -- The Narrative Flow and Structure of John 1:1-18 -- Interpreting John 1:1-18 -- What Have We Learned So Far? Beginnings -- Key Terms and Concepts -- Questions for Review -- Bibliography and Further Reading -- 8. The Opening Days of Jesus's Public Ministry in John 1:19-51 -- Introduction to the Book of Signs -- Part One: The Opening Days of the Revelation of Jesus, 1:19-51 -- The Narrative Flow and Structure of John 1:19-51 -- Interpreting John 1:19-51: Part One-The Opening Days of the Revelation of Jesus -- What Have We Learned So Far? Jesus as the Son of God and the Son of Man -- Key Terms and Concepts -- Questions for Review -- Bibliography and Further Reading -- 9. The Beginnings of Jesus's Ministry: Journeys of Faith in John 2-4 -- The Narrative Flow and Structure of John 2-4 -- Interpreting John 2:1-4:54: Part Two-From Cana to Cana, Jesus's Instruction on Faith -- What Have We Learned So Far? Teaching People to Believe -- Key Terms and Concepts -- Questions for Review -- Bibliography and Further Reading -- 10. The Heart of Jesus's Public Ministry: People and Festivals in John 5-10 -- The Narrative Flow and Structure of John 5-10 -- Interpreting John 5:1-10:42: Part Three- Jesus and the Jewish Festivals -- What Have We Learned So Far? Jesus as the Presence of God in Human Lives -- Key Terms and Concepts. Questions for Review -- Bibliography and Further Reading -- 11. Jesus and the Arrival of the Hour: Moving to Glory in John 11-12 -- The Narrative Flow and Structure of John 11-12 -- Interpreting John 11:1-12:50: Part Four-Jesus Moves toward the Hour of Death and Glory -- What Have We Learned So Far? Jesus as the Resurrection and the Life -- Key Terms and Concepts -- Questions for Review -- Bibliography and Further Reading -- 12. Jesus and His Own: Glory, Love, and Discipleship in John 13-17 -- Introduction to the Book of Glory -- Part One: The Last Discourse, 13:1-17:26 -- The Narrative Flow and Structure of John 13-17 -- Interpreting John 13-17: Part One-The Last Discourse -- What Have We Learned So Far? Jesus, Glory, Love, and Discipleship -- Key Terms and Concepts -- Questions for Review -- Bibliography and Further Reading -- 13. The Passion of Jesus: Crucifixion, Kingship, and Truth in John 18-19 -- The Narrative Flow and Structure of John 18-19 -- Interpreting John 18:1-19:42: Part Two-The Passion -- What Have We Learned So Far? The Passion of Christ and Completion of His Mission -- Key Terms and Concepts -- Questions for Review -- Bibliography and Further Reading -- 14. The Resurrection of Jesus: The Promise of John 20 -- The Narrative Flow and Structure of John 20 -- Interpreting John 20:1-29: Part Three-The Resurrection -- Interpreting John 20:30-31: Part Four-The First Conclusion to the Gospel -- What Have We Learned So Far? The Promise of the New Community of Christ -- Key Terms and Concepts -- Questions for Review -- Bibliography and Further Reading -- 15. The Epilogue and Call to the Community in John 21 -- The Narrative Flow and Structure of John 21 -- Interpreting John 21:1-25: Church and Authority in the New Community of the Gospel -- What Have We Learned So Far? Epilogue and Outreach to the Future -- Key Terms and Concepts. Questions for Review -- Bibliography and Further Reading -- 16. The Letters of John -- The Community and Letters in Context -- What Have We Learned So Far? The Community of the Beloved Disciple -- Key Terms and Concepts -- Questions for Review -- Bibliography and Further Reading -- Conclusion: The Good News of the Community of the Beloved Disciple -- Bibliography and Further Reading -- Index of Authors -- Index of Subjects -- Index of Scripture.
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