John : Evangelist and Interpreter (New Testament Profiles)

by Smalley, Stephen S.

• ISBN13: 9780830815142
• ISBN10: 0830815147
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1998-06-01
• Publisher: Intervarsity Pr

Summary

In this fully revised edition of his well-established study of John, Stephen Smalley reviews and evaluates all the significant issues and critical problems of recentness Johannine interpretation.

Table of Contents

Prologue to First Edition	xi	(2)
Prologue to Second Edition	xiii	(2)
Abbreviations	xv
1. JOHN AMONG THE EVANGELISTS	1	(13)
The Gospel of John	1	(1)
The Puzzle and its History	2	(1)
A consensus reached	3	(1)
(a) Zahn to Windisch	3	(2)
(b) The question of authorship	5	(1)
A New Consensus	6	(3)
The New Consensus Eroded	9	(3)
Conclusion	12	(2)
2. JOHN'S TRADITION	14	(31)
Literary Evidence	14	(1)
(a) Similarities	14	(9)
Narrative material	15	(1)
The feeding of the five thousand	15	(2)
The anointing at Bethany	17	(1)
Conclusions	18	(1)
Discourse material	19	(3)
Conclusions	22	(1)
Summary	23	(1)
(b) Differences	23	(8)
John the Baptist	24	(1)
Chronology	25	(3)
Christology	28	(1)
The teaching of Jesus	29	(2)
The Miracles of Jesus	31	(1)
Summary and conclusions	31	(1)
Further Evidence	32	(1)
(a) From manuscripts	32	(1)
(b) From background research	33	(1)
(c) From Qumran	33	(4)
John the Baptist	36	(1)
(d) From topography	37	(3)
Conclusions	40	(1)
The Gospel Tradition	41	(2)
Conclusion	43	(2)
3. JOHN'S BACKGROUND	45	(30)
John's Background	46	(1)
(a) Greek influence	46	(18)
Philosophy	46	(2)
Religion	48	(1)
The Mystery religions	49	(1)
Mandean literature	49	(3)
Hermetic literature	52	(2)
Gnosticism	54	(2)
Bultmann's view	56	(5)
Conclusions	61	(1)
Philo	61	(3)
Conclusions	64	(1)
(b) Jewish influence	64	(11)
The slant of the Gospel	65	(1)
The Gospel's original language	66	(2)
John's use of the Old Testament	68	(2)
John and Rabbinic Judaism	70	(2)
John and Non-conformist Judaism	72	(2)
Conclusions	74	(1)
4. JOHN AND JOHN'S GOSPEL	75	(19)
External Evidence	75	(2)
(a) John and Ephesus	77	(3)
Conclusion	79	(1)
(b) John the Elder	80	(2)
Internal Evidence	82	(1)
The beloved disciple	82	(7)
John the apostle	83	(2)
John Mark	85	(1)
Lazarus	85	(1)
The ideal disciple	86	(1)
Other disciples	87	(1)
John 1:41	87	(1)
John 18:15-16	87	(1)
John 19:35	88	(1)
The disciple witness	88	(1)
Conclusion	89	(1)
The Date of the Gospel	90	(4)
5. JOHN'S SOURCES	94	(27)
John's Sources	95	(1)
The problem	95	(3)
Conclusion	98	(1)
The solutions	98	(23)
(a) The author's method	99	(1)
(b) Displacements	100	(1)
(c) Sources	101	(1)
Rudolf Bultmann's theory	101	(3)
Signs sources	104	(4)
Discourse sources	108	(4)
Passion sources	112	(2)
(d) Editions	114	(5)
Conclusion	119	(2)
6 JOHN'S COMPOSITION	121	(20)
Narrative Criticism	121	(1)
Literary Approaches to John	122	(1)
R.A. Culpepper	122	(2)
Other Johannine literary critics	124	(2)
Conclusions	126	(1)
Disadvantages	127	(1)
Advantages	127	(1)
Our Own Approach	128	(1)
John's centre	128	(13)
The signs, discourses and sayings	129	(1)
The signs	129	(3)
The discourses	132	(1)
The `I am' sayings	133	(2)
Prologue and epilogue	135	(1)
John 1	135	(4)
John 21	139	(1)
Conclusions	140	(1)
7. JOHN'S GOSPEL DRAMA	141	(18)
The Play	142	(1)
The Introduction (John 1)	142	(1)
Act One (John 2-12)	142	(7)
The signs	143	(3)
The discourses	146	(3)
Act Two (John 13-20)	149	(3)
The Epilogue (John 21)	152	(1)
Conclusion	153	(2)
The Origin of John's Gospel	155	(4)
8. JOHN'S PURPOSE	159	(28)
Earlier Suggestions	159	(1)
(a) To replace, interpret or supplement the synoptic Gospels	159	(1)
(b) To restate the Christian gospel in Hellenised terms	160	(1)
(c) As polemic or apology	161	(11)
Polemic against the Baptist sect	161	(3)
Polemic concerning the sacramental teaching of the church	164	(2)
Polemic concerning the eschatological teaching of the church	166	(3)
Polemic against heresy	169	(3)
(d) For liturgical use	172	(2)
The Aim of the Gospel	174	(1)
`Seeing and believing'	175	(2)
John's Audience	177	(1)
(a) Unbelieving Jews	177	(2)
(b) Diaspora Jewish-Christians	179	(1)
(c) Christians	180	(1)
(d) The Johannine Church	181	(5)
Provenance	186	(1)
9. JOHN: EVANGELIST	187	(43)
John as Evangelist	188	(2)
John's Kerygma	190	(3)
John and Paul	193	(2)
John and Mark	195	(4)
Conclusions	199	(1)
John and History	199	(2)
(a) History and tradition in Acts	201	(3)
(b) History and tradition in the Gospels	204	(25)
What are the Gospels?	205	(2)
Did it happen?	207	(4)
History behind the signs	211	(12)
History behind the discourses	223	(6)
Conclusion	229	(1)
10. JOHN: INTERPRETER	230	(43)
Salvation in the Fourth Gospel	231	(1)
The Sacramental Dimension of the Fourth Gospel	232	(2)
Symbolism and sacrament	234	(4)
The Christology of the Fourth Gospel	238	(2)
(a) Son of man	240	(3)
(b) Logos	243	(1)
(c) Son (of God)	244	(1)
(d) Christ (Messiah)	245	(3)
Glorification in the Fourth Gospel	248	(3)
(a) Omission	251	(1)
(b) Emphasis	251	(1)
(c) Addition	252	(1)
John's theology of the cross	252	(4)
Spirit and Church in the Fourth Gospel	256	(1)
The Paraclete	257	(6)
Who is the Paraclete?	257	(3)
What does the Paraclete do?	260	(3)
The church	263	(1)
Church and Spirit	264	(1)
Eschatology in the Fourth Gospel	265	(1)
Present Eschatology	265	(3)
Future eschatology	268	(1)
Conclusion	269	(2)
John's Interpretation	271	(2)
EPILOGUE	273	(11)
Why is John Different?	273	(3)
John for Today	276	(1)
John's balance	276	(6)
Conclusions	282	(2)
Bibliography	284	(23)
Index of Modern Authors	307	(5)
Index of Subjects	312	(13)
Index of Ancient Sources	325