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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.
In A Journey Round John Wendy E. S. North considers a range of
themes relevant to the interpretation of the Fourth Gospel. First,
the relationship between the Gospel and 1 John. North explores the
value of the Epistle as a means of identifying traditional material
the evangelist knew; on which basis she appeals to 1 John to
account for the form of Jesus' prayer in chapter 11. Second, John's
Christology in which North looks to John's cultural roots in
monotheistic Judaism to understand his capacity to align Jesus with
God. Third, the crucial issue of 'the Jews' in John, where North
clarifies the data by observing a narrative logic in John's use of
the expression. Fourth, North identifies John's 'anticipated'
eschatology as a consolation strategy aimed at a readership
struggling under life-threatening circumstances in the absence of
Jesus. Finally, North looks at John and the Synoptics, and
demonstrates how evidence drawn from the Gospel itself can serve to
indicate whether or not John composed directly on the basis of the
Synoptic record. This collection draws together a number of
ground-breaking studies from over thirty years of work on the
Fourth Gospel, presenting a coherent development of thought on this
crucial Christian text.
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.
In A Journey Round John Wendy E. S. North considers a range of
themes relevant to the interpretation of the Fourth Gospel. First,
the relationship between the Gospel and 1 John. North explores the
value of the Epistle as a means of identifying traditional material
the evangelist knew; on which basis she appeals to 1 John to
account for the form of Jesus' prayer in chapter 11. Second, John's
Christology in which North looks to John's cultural roots in
monotheistic Judaism to understand his capacity to align Jesus with
God. Third, the crucial issue of 'the Jews' in John, where North
clarifies the data by observing a narrative logic in John's use of
the expression. Fourth, North identifies John's 'anticipated'
eschatology as a consolation strategy aimed at a readership
struggling under life-threatening circumstances in the absence of
Jesus. Finally, North looks at John and the Synoptics, and
demonstrates how evidence drawn from the Gospel itself can serve to
indicate whether or not John composed directly on the basis of the
Synoptic record. This collection draws together a number of
ground-breaking studies from over thirty years of work on the
Fourth Gospel, presenting a coherent development of thought on this
crucial Christian text.
This historical-critical study of the Gospel of John and the First
Epistle of John challenges the commonly held view that the first
Johannine epistle is related to the Gospel. This
historical-critical study of the Gospel of John and the First
Epistle of John challenges the commonly held view that the first
Johannine epistle is related to the Gospel. Sproston argues that
the two writings are indirectly related through a common Johannine
tradition. A comparison of the two therefore allows traditional
material in the evangelist's work to be isolated, enhancing our
understanding of the creative processes involved in its
composition. The account of the raising of Lazarus is rigorously
analysed as a test case for this kind of analysis.
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