TY - BOOK AU - Ling,Timothy J.M. ED - Society for New Testament Studies. TI - The Judaean poor and the Fourth Gospel T2 - Society for New Testament Studies monograph series SN - 9780511242229 AV - BS2615.52 .L56 2006eb U1 - 226.5/067 22 PY - 2006/// CY - Cambridge, New York PB - Cambridge University Press KW - Bible KW - John KW - Social scientific criticism KW - Epistles of John KW - History of contemporary events KW - New Testament KW - Jean KW - Critique sociale KW - Épîtres de Jean KW - Histoire des événements contemporains KW - Bibel KW - Johannesevangelium KW - gnd KW - fast KW - Poverty in the Bible KW - Pauvreté dans la Bible KW - RELIGION KW - Biblical Studies KW - bisacsh KW - Jesus, the Gospels & Acts KW - Johannes (bijbelboek) KW - gtt KW - Armoede KW - Armut KW - Sozialgeschichtliche Exegese KW - Religion KW - Social conditions KW - West Bank KW - Cisjordanie KW - Conditions sociales KW - Electronic books N1 - Revision of the author's thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Kent, 2003; Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-235) and indexes; Introduction -- Problem of incommensurability -- Social structures and religious aspirations -- "Poor" -- Transcending Johannine sectarianism -- The New Testament world -- Honour, public in nature -- Honour, Mediterranean and pivotal -- Honour, rooted in gender distinctions -- Honour, essentially agonistic -- Judaea and 'virtuoso religion' -- Religious actor -- Judaean social world -- Judaean "poor" -- Social approaches to the "poor" -- Social world of the ptōchoi -- John's social world -- Johannine sectarianism -- Johannine virtuosity N2 - Who were the 'poor' of the Gospel of John? Ling argues that they are best understood in the context of the ascetic, 'alternative' religious groups that flourished in first-century Judaea. In his view this Judaean focus rather than an early Christian 'sectarian' agenda accounts for the distinctiveness of John's text UR - http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=170086 ER -