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Zusatztext "...this book abounds in insight and many helpful ways of putting things. It is sufficiently comprehensive that it surveys many positions from which van der Watt himself demurs, but sufficiently a reflection of van der Watt' own views that the book avoids the temptation to be ridiculously bland." Informationen zum Autor Jan van der Watt is Professor and head of the Department of New Testament Studies at the University of Pretoria, South Africa . His involvement with Johannine literature stretches over many years and includes publications like "Family of the King. Dynamics of metaphor in the Gospel according to John" . He was also co-chair of the Johannine seminar of the Studiorum Novi Testamenti Societas from 1997 to 2003. Currently he is area editor for Johannine literature and General Epistles for the 30 volume de Gruyter Encyclopedia of the Bible and its Reception , and is general editor of the Review of Biblical Literature . He is the author of over 80 academic articles, 25 chapters in books and 24 books. Klappentext This accessible guide to the Gospel and letters of John introduces readers to some of the key issues arising from historical, literary, ideological and theological approaches to the Johannine literature. The book also offers a guide to some of the key texts and commentaries in use today and thus forms an ideal foundation for more detailed study in the future Vorwort An accessible guide to the Gospel and letter of John, introducing readers to some of the key issues arising from historical, literary, ideological and theological approaches to the Johannine literature. Zusammenfassung A guide to the Gospel and letters of John introducing readers to some of the key issues arising from historical, literary, ideological and theological approaches to the Johannine literature. This work examines historical approaches to the texts, considering theories about origins of the material and the notion of a distinct Johannine community. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction Chapter 1: Meeting the Gospel and letters of John 1. Introduction 2. Briefly... the prologues of the Gospel and First John 3. A Story with a Message: the Gospel according to John 3.1 The Structure of the Gospel 3.1.1 The stated purpose of the Gospel 3.1.2 Broad structure of the Gospel 3.1.3 The development and flow of the contents of the Gospel 4. What are the Letters of John about? An overview of their content 5. An intriguing question: what is the relation between the Gospel and Letters of John? Chapter 2: Theological analysis of the Johannine literature 1. Theological analysis of the Johannine message - about method 1.1 Approaching the Gospel theologically Excursus: Examples of some theological approaches to the Johannine literature 1.2 Theology and John's Gospel: Relational theology Excursus: The pictorial nature of Johannine theology 2. John's view of reality: contrasting worlds 2.1 Contrasting realities 2.2 Creational contrasts 2.2.1 Contrast in space - heaven and earth 2.2.2 Contrasting time: pre-existence, eternity and earthly time 2.3 Contrasts with ethical implications: Good and evil 3. God's loving mission to this world: from the ‘above' to the ‘below' 3.1 Who is the God we meet in the Johannine writings? 3.2 The unique relationship between the Father and the Son 3.3 The Letters enrich the view of God 4. God reaches out - He sends his Son 4.1 A world in need of God - the origin of evil 4.2 The mission of Jesus Excursus: I am- sayings (Gr. = ego eimi) 5. Get to know J...
