A Journey Round John: Tradition, Interpretation and Context in the Fourth Gospel

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In A Journey Round John Wendy E. S. North considers a range of themes relevant to the interpretation of the Fourth Gospel. First, the relationship between the Gospel and 1 John. North explores the value of the Epistle as a means of identifying traditional material the evangelist knew; on which basis she appeals to 1 John to account for the form of Jesus' prayer in chapter 11. Second, John's Christology in which North looks to John's cultural roots in monotheistic Judaism to understand his capacity to align Jesus with God. Third, the crucial issue of 'the Jews' in John, where North clarifies the data by observing a narrative logic in John's use of the expression. Fourth, North identifies John's 'anticipated' eschatology as a consolation strategy aimed at a readership struggling under life-threatening circumstances in the absence of Jesus. Finally, North looks at John and the Synoptics, and demonstrates how evidence drawn from the Gospel itself can serve to indicate whether or not John composed directly on the basis of the Synoptic record. This collection draws together a number of ground-breaking studies from over thirty years of work on the Fourth Gospel, presenting a coherent development of thought on this crucial Christian text. Cover Title Copyright Dedication Contents Preface Abbreviations Introduction Chapter 1. Judas Iscariot and Satan in the Fourth Gospel Chapter 2. ‘Is Not This Jesus, The Son of Joseph…?’ (John 6.42): Johannine Christology as a Challenge to Faith Chapter 3. ‘The Scripture’ In John 17.12 Chapter 4. Witnesses to What was ?p ???ñ?: 1 John’s Contribution to our Knowledge of Tradition in the Fourth Gospel Chapter 5. Jesus’ Prayer in John 11 Chapter 6. John For Readers of Mark? A Response to Richard Bauckham’s Proposal Chapter 7. Monotheism and the Gospel of John: Jesus, Moses, and the law Chapter 8. The Image of Martha in Luke 10.38-42 and in John 11.1–12.8 (co-written with B. J. Koet) Chapter 9. ‘The Jews’ in John’s Gospel: Observations and Inferences Chapter 10. ‘Bethany Beyond the Jordan’ (JOHN 1.28) in Retrospect: The View From John 10.40 and Related Texts Chapter 11. The Anointing in John 12.1-8: A Tale of two Hypotheses Chapter 12. ‘Lord, if you had been here…’ (John 11.21): The Absence of Jesus and Strategies of Consolation in the Fourth Gospel Chapter 13. Points and Stars: John and the Synoptics Bibliography Index of References Index of Authors