Anti-Judaism and the Fourth Gospel

by Bieringer, R.; Pollefeyt, Didier; Vandecasteele-Vanneuville, F.

• ISBN13: 9780664224110
• ISBN10: 0664224113
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-09-01
• Publisher: Westminster John Knox Pr

Summary

The problem of anti-Judaism in the Forth Gospel is a complex matter that has historical, sociological, and theological dimensions. It involves the study of the original texts and their reception and effects throughout history as well as their ethical and theological implications in the perspective of Christian-Jewish dialogue.A selection of essays from the 2000 Leuven Conference,Anti-Judaism and the Fourth Gospelpresents the views of Johannine scholars from around the world on this important topic.

Table of Contents

Preface	ix
Abbreviations	xi
Introduction
Wrestling with Johannine Anti-Judaism: A Hermeneutical Framework for the Analysis of the Current Debate	3	(38)
Reimund Bieringer
Didier Pollefeyt
Frederique Vandecasteele-Vanneuville
Part I
The Embarrassment of History: Reflections on the Problem of ``Anti-Judaism'' in the Fourth Gospel	41	(20)
James D. G. Dunn
Anti-Judaism in the Fourth Gospel as a Theological Problem for Christian Interpreters	61	(22)
R. Alan Culpepper
The Fourth Gospel and the Salvation of Israel: An Appeal for a New Start	83	(18)
Stephen Motyer
Anti-Judaism in the Fourth Gospel: Explanation and Hemeneutics	101	(20)
Judith M. Lieu
Part II
``The Jews'' in the Gospel of John	121	(20)
Henk Jan de Jonge
The Depiction of ``the Jews'' in John's Gospel: Matters of Behavior and Identity	141	(17)
Martinus C. de Boer
Speaking of the Jews: ``Jews'' in the Discourse Material of the Fourth Gospel	158	(18)
Raymond F. Collins
``Jews'' in the Gospel of John as Compared with the Palestinian Talmud, the Synoptics, and Some New Testament Apocrypha	176	(37)
Peter J. Tomson
``Jews'' and Jews in the Fourth Gospel	213	(18)
Adele Reinhartz
Part III
John and Judaism	231	(16)
C. Kingsley Barrett
The Gospel of John: Exclusivism Caused by a Social Setting Different from That of Jesus (John 11:54 and 14:6)	247	(32)
James H. Charlesworth
``Synagogues of Satan'' (Rev. 2:9 and 3:9): Anti-Judaism in the Book of Revelation	279	(14)
Jan Lambrecht
Select Bibliography	293	(22)
Scripture Index	315	(2)
Author Index	317	(4)
Subject Index	321