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List of contents
Preface
Acknowledgements
Abbreviations
Introduction
1. Scripture in John’s Gospel: A Methodological Survey - Thomas Hatina, Trinity Western University, USA
Historical Critical Approaches
2. Text Criticism - Kent Clarke, Trinity Western University, USA
3. “Of Whom Moses Wrote: Torah Themes in John’s Prologue” - Craig Evans, Huston Baptist University, USA
4. “John 15: They Hated Me Without Cause: A Reception History Approach” - Ruth Sheridan, Charles Sturt, University, Australia
5. TBD - Gary Burge, Calvin Theological Seminary, USA
Rhetorical and Linguistic Approaches
6. “The Linguistic Function of Biblical Citations in John’s Gospel” - Stanley Porter, McMaster Divinity College, Canada
7. “Jesus’ Use of Scripture in Dialogues with the Jews” - Jiri Lukes, Charles University, Czech Republic
8. Cognitive Linguistics - Frederick Tappenden, McGill University, Canada
Social Memory Approaches
9. “Framing Jesus through Scripture” - Sandra Huebenthal, University of Passau, Germany
10. “Psalm 69 in John 2: A Social Memory Perspective” - Rafael Rodrîguez, Johnson University, USA
11. “Abraham’s Paternity in John 8: Integrating Social Memory Theory and Mythmaking” - Thomas Hatina, Trinity Western University, USA
12. TBD - Tom Thatcher, Cincinnati Christian University, USA
Literary Approaches
14. “Quotation as Commentary: The Good News of a King on a Donkey (John 12:12-15)” - R. Alan Culpepper, Mercer University, USA
15. “'As One Weeps over a Firstborn': Mapping the Conception of Child Loss in John 19’s Use of Zechariah 12.” - Beth M. Stovel, Ambrose University, Canada
16. Narrative Criticism - Jan Roskovec, Charles University, Czech Republic
17. Literary Criticism - Paul Anderson, George Fox University, USA
Index
About the author
Thomas Hatina is Associate Professor of Religious Studies, Trinity Western University, Langley, British Columbia, Canada.
Summary
This volume is the fourth in a set of volumes, which together explore current approaches to the study of scripture in the Gospels. Thomas R. Hatina’s latest edited collection begins with an introduction surveying methodological approaches used in the study of how scriptural allusions, quotations, and references function in John, with subsequent essays grouped into four categories that represent the breadth of current interpretive interests.
The contributors begin with historical-critical approaches, before moving to rhetorical and linguistic approaches, literary approaches, and finally social memory approaches. Each study contains not only recent research on the function of scripture in John, but also an explanation of the approach taken, making the collection an ideal resource for both scholars and students who are interested in the complexities of interpretation in John’s context as well as our own.
