GLORY
Major Themes in Johannine Theology
RICHARD BAUCKHAM
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Bauckham, Richard.
Gospel of glory: major themes in Johannine theology / Richard Bauckham.
pages cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-0-8010-9612-9 (pbk.)
1. Bible. John—Theology. I. Title.
BS2615.52.B379 2015
226.5′06—dc23
2015003289
Unless otherwise indicated, all Scripture quotations are from the New Revised Standard Version of the Bible, copyright © 1989, by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
Dedicated to the memory of the great
British Johannine scholars:
Brooke Foss Westcott
Edwyn Clement Hoskyns
Charles Harold Dodd
John Arthur Thomas Robinson
Barnabas Lindars
Charles Kingsley Barrett
4. Cross, Resurrection, and Exaltation
7. Dimensions of Meaning in the Gospel’s First Week
8. The Johannine Jesus and the Synoptic Jesus
Index of Scripture and Other Ancient Sources
In this volume, I do not attempt a comprehensive coverage of the theology of John’s Gospel but focus on some major themes, including some that have been much neglected and others that have been very much debated during the last century of New Testament scholarship. The most neglected of the topics I tackle is what in chapter 1 I call the “individualism” of the Gospel of John. (I put the term in quotes to indicate that it does not refer to the kind of individualism that characterizes contemporary Western culture.) This is a prominent aspect of the Gospel that most recent scholars have managed to ignore, probably because it is the last thing they would expect to find in John. Working on this topic, I became aware that in order to do justice to the Gospel, we must recognize that it lays emphasis both on the individual believer and on the community of believers. We should not allow either to cancel out the other. But the theme of community in John has the added dimension of characterizing John’s understanding of God as well as his understanding of believers, and so chapter 2 explores the relationship of divine and human community.
Most Johannine scholars recognize that “glory” is a key term in the Gospel of John, but there are few ...
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About Gospel of Glory: Major Themes in Johannine TheologyThroughout Christian history, the Gospel of John’s distinctive way of presenting the life, works, teachings, death, and resurrection of Jesus have earned it labels such as “the spiritual Gospel” and “the maverick Gospel.” In this volume, leading biblical scholar Richard Bauckham illuminates main theological themes in the Gospel of John, providing insightful analysis of key texts. Some of the themes Bauckham addresses have been neglected, and others have been debated during the past century of New Testament scholarship. Bauckham sheds light on the individualism apparent in John’s portrayal of the believer’s relationship to Jesus, how Jesus reveals God’s glory, John’s understanding of the key events in his Christological story, the background and significance of John’s dualistic language, and how John’s language evokes multiple meanings without negating the literal sense of his narrative. A concluding chapter explores the significance of the differences between John and the other Gospels. This compact volume is an ideal supplemental text in a course on John or the four Gospels. Gospel of Glory will also serve New Testament scholars and theologians as a reexamination of the Fourth Gospel by a master of their guild. |
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