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Zusatztext Herman Waetjen once again rewards his readers with not merely the challenge but also an accessible yet profoundly informed reading of a biblical text. This time he turns his erudition and discerning eye to the Fourth Gospel, and he emerges from this mine, as well, with precious ore. Scholars and students alike not only will acquire valuable capital by investing time in Herman's project, but they will also acquire tools for their own creative engagement of life rather than a call to escape from the terrors of history. Herman encounters dichotomies and dualisms and shows us how to view them constructively as complementarities and dialectical adventures. In a world of simplistic hard-line alternatives, it is refreshing and empowering to encounter a challenge to do the rigorous work of (re-)engaging of, and (re-)thinking about, what we thought were settled issues to discover new light and true riches. Informationen zum Autor Herman C. Waetjen is Professor of New Testament at San Francisco Theological Seminary. Vorwort A new reading of the Gospel of John that contends that Lazarus is the Beloved Disciple in chapters 1-20 and John, the son of Zebedee, functions in that role in chapter 21. Zusammenfassung Examining John's Gospel by engaging in a close reading of various units of the Gospel from the perspective of a two-level drama that presents two narrative worlds within the literary structure of the Gospel. Waetjen's thorough scholarship and his attention to detail in his original readings challenge traditional readings of John's Gospel. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1.Introduction2.The Prologue3.The Role of John as Witness4.The Beginning of Jesus' Ministry5.Seeing and Therefore Believing and Believing in Order to See6.Jesus and Nicodemus7.Romancing the Samaritan Woman8.Failure in Jerusalem9.The Second Passover10.Jesus at the Festival of Booths in Jerusalem11.Success in Jerusalem12.The Seventh Sign13.Jesus Closes His Ministry14.Incarnation and the New Human Being15.Jesus' Farewell Discourse16.Arrest, Trial, Death, and Burial17.Resurrection and the New Creation...
