02371namaa2200253 4500 3033 AU-EpEBC 20111017203337.0 070503 9780567030375 Au-EpEBC 226.506/WAT 8523 8523 Van der Watt, Jan Introduction to the Johannine gospel and letters / Jan Van der Watt T. and T. Clark 2007 London, UK : 190p pbk 21.5cm T&T Clark approaches to biblical studies Includes bibliographical references. Contents : Pt 1: Meeting the Gospels and letters of John : Introduction -- Briefly...the prologues of the Gospel and First John -- A story with a message: the Gospel according to John -- What are the Letters of John about? An overview of their content -- An intriguing question: what is the relation between the Gospel and Letters of John?; Pt 2 Theological analysis of the Johannine literature: Theological analysis of the Johannine message - about method -- John's view of reality: contrasting worlds -- God's loving mission to this world: from the above to the below -- God reaches out - He sends His son -- Get to know Jesus better (Christology) -- Salvation: becoming part of the family of God -- The church and the road ahead...the spirit, the mission and the future -- Conclusion; Pt 3: The Gospel and Letters of John in relation to other similar documents: The relation between John and the synoptics -- The Old Testament -- What about the letters? -- Conclusion; Pt 4: The composition of the Gospel: multiple sources or a seamless document?: A highway or a rocky road?; Pt 5: Where does John's Gospel come from?: Who wrote the Gospel? -- When were the Gospel and Letters composed and where? -- Possible historical scenarios that prompted the composition of the Gospel and Letters; Pt 6: Where did the author(s) of the Johannine literature get their ideas from?: The unique character of the Johannine literature -- Socio-religious influences: brief methodological considerations -- The possible socio-religious ecology of John's Gospel and Letters -- Conclusion; Conclusion: Johannine literature today Bible. N.T. John. Criticism, interpretation, etc. Bible. N.T. Epistles of John. Criticism, interpretation, etc. 8523 8523 0 0 0 0 MAIN MAIN G 2007-08-30 1 2 226.506/WAT 08174 2015-03-12 00:00:00 2009-10-17 2007-08-30 AM