The Quest for the Origin of John's Gospel: A Source-Oriented Approach - Couverture souple

Brodie, Thomas L.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0195075889 ISBN 13 : 9780195075885

Editeur : Oxford University Press, U.S.A., 1993

Synopsis

Drawing on the insights of ancient literary theory and practice, this book seeks to unlock the age-old puzzle of the relationship of John's gospel to the other gospels and to the early Christian church. Applying a new method to an old problem, Brodie uses a form of source analysis that takes account of the practices of ancient writers to reveal John as someone who deliberately rendered the earlier gospels into a new language. The deeply theological, and at the same time more down-to-earth voice characteristic of John is revealed to be not that of a marginal community ("the Johannine community") but of an independent prophetic presence within the mainstream church.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

This book presents a controversial thesis concerning the composition of the Gospel According to John. Most New Testament scholars believe that John was independent of the other three (Synoptic) Gospels, although some hold that he may have been familiar with Mark. This has led many to attempt to reconstruct the history of the community within which and for which John must have written. Brodie argues, however, that until the source question is settled, the historical question remains fruitless. What has been missing from Johannine scholarship, he says, is an accurate sense of the way in which writers of the ancient world set about composing their works. Given this literary context, it can be argued that John knew and used not only all of the Synoptic Gospels, but Acts, Ephesians, and the Pentateuch as well. Finally Brodie concludes that `John' was the individual John and not the mouthpiece of a putative `Johannine Community'. The Gospel should thus be read as a unified work, and not as the product of an aggregation of different sources or different dates of redaction.

Revue de presse

breathtakingly confident ... Brodie's case needs to be considered seriously (Church Times)

a significant contribution to the ongoing discussion about the nature of John's tradition. (Expository Times)

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Oxford University Press, U.S.A.
• Date d'édition: 1993
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0195075889
• ISBN 13: 9780195075885
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 210
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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