The Johannine Corpus in the Early Church

by Hill, Charles E.

• ISBN13: 9780199291441
• ISBN10: 0199291446
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-06-01
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

The books traditionally associated with John the Apostle constitute a major portion of the Christian New Testament. The influence of these books, particularly the Gospel according to John and the book of Revelation, has been immense both in Christianity and in Western culture. This study provides a fresh examination of how these books were accepted--or not accepted--in the early Church, and in so doing demonstrates why long-held theories about them must be discarded and replaced.

Author Biography

Charles E. Hill is Professor of New Testament at the Reformed Theological Seminary in Orlando, Florida.

Table of Contents

List of Figures and Table	viii
Abbreviations	ix
Introduction	1	(10)
I. The Orthodox Johannophobia Theory	11	(62)
1. The Making of a Consensus	13	(43)
2. The State of the Question and Plan of this Book	56	(17)
II. The Johannine Writings in the Second Century	73	(374)
3. John among the Orthodox, c.170-200	75	(97)
4. Gaius of Rome and the Johannine Controversy	172	(33)
5. John and 'the Gnostics'	205	(89)
6. John among the Orthodox, 150—c.170	294	(66)
7. John among the Orthodox, before c.150	360	(87)
III. The 'Johannine Corpus' in the Second Century	447	(29)
8. Me Evidence for a Johannine Corpus	449	(16)
9. Conclusion	465	(11)
Chronology	476	(2)
Bibliography	478	(21)
Index of Ancient Texts	499	(20)
Index of Modern Authors	519	(4)
Subject Index	523