The Fourth Gospel in Four Dimensions
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The Fourth Gospel in Four Dimensions

Judaism and Jesus, the Gospels and Scripture

  1. 304 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

The Fourth Gospel in Four Dimensions

Judaism and Jesus, the Gospels and Scripture

About this book

Compelling perspectives on the Gospel of John from a premiere scholar of the subject

This multidimensional volume from the leading American scholar of Johannine studies brings together D. Moody Smith's germinal works from the past two decades along with some original articles published here for the first time. The resulting collection augments current understanding of the Gospel of John with fresh insights and research and points the way toward opportunities for new inquiry.

The collection is structured around four focal issues that define contemporary studies of John. In the first section, Smith places the book within its Jewish milieu, attempting to account for the tension between the work's seeming anti-Jewishness and its familiarity with Jewish life and thought. Next Smith engages the relationship between John and the historical figure of Jesus, especially the extent to which John's representation of Jesus reflects knowledge of independent traditions as well as the self-consciousness of his own community. The third section examines John's account against the Synoptic Gospels, assessing the evidence of John's access to an independent record of the passion and the possibility that John adopted the gospel genre from Mark. Finally, Smith explores how the Gospels, and especially that of John, evolved into scripture and how they have come to be interpreted in conjunction with one another.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. The Fourth Gospel in Four Dimensions
  3. Title
  4. Copyright
  5. Dedication
  6. Contents
  7. Preface
  8. Acknowledgments
  9. Part One: John and Judaism
  10. Part Two: John and the Historical Jesus
  11. Part Three: John among the Gospels
  12. Part Four: John as Scripture
  13. Notes
  14. Index of Biblical and Other Ancient Texts
  15. Index of Modern Authors
  16. About the Author