What John Knew and What John Wrote - A Study in John and the Synoptics

In this book, Wendy E. S. North investigates whether or not the author of John could have crafted his Gospel with knowledge of the Synoptics. Unlike previous approaches, which have usually treated the Gospel according to John purely as a piece of literature, this book undertakes a fresh approach by examining how John's author reworks material that can be identified within his own text and also in the Jewish Scriptures. An assessment of these techniques allows North then to compare the Gospel of John with its Synoptic equivalents, and to conclude at last that John indeed worked with the knowledge of the Synoptic texts at certain points.

List of contents

1. Introduction: What John Wrote

2. John Repeats John

3. John Repeats Scripture, and John and the Synoptics

4. John and the Synoptics: Four Test Cases

5. Conclusion: What John Knew and What John Wrote

About the author

Wendy E. S. North is a honorary research fellow in the department of theology and religion at the University of Durham.

Summary

This book investigates whether or not the author of John could have crafted his Gospel with knowledge of the Synoptics. By comparing John’s reuse of material in the Gospel and the Jewish Scriptures with passages in the Synoptic record, Wendy E.S. North concludes that John wrote his gospel with knowledge of the Synoptic texts at certain points.

Product details

• Authors: Wendy E. S. North, Wendy E.S. North
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.05.2020
• EAN: 9781978708792
• ISBN: 978-1-978708-79-2
• No. of pages: 148
• Series: Interpreting Johannine Literature; INTERPRETING JOHANNINE LITERAT
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Practical theology; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works; RELIGION / General, RELIGION / Biblical Studies / General, Christianity, Biblical Studies & Exegesis, Criticism & Exegesis Of Sacred Texts