The Gospel of John and Christian Theology
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THE GOSPEL OF JOHN AND CHRISTIAN THEOLOGY

Edited by

Richard Bauckham and Carl Mosser

William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company

Grand Rapids, Michigan / Cambridge, U.K.

© 2008 Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co.

All rights reserved

Published 2008 by

Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co.

2140 Oak Industrial Drive N.E., Grand Rapids, Michigan 49505 / P.O. Box 163, Cambridge CB3 9PU U.K.

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

The Gospel of John and Christian theology / edited by Richard Bauckham and Carl Mosser.

p. cm.

ISBN 978-0-8028-2717-3 (pbk.: alk. paper)

1. Bible. N.T. John—Criticism, interpretation, etc.—Congresses.

2. Theology—Congresses. I. Bauckham, Richard. II. Mosser, Carl, 1972–

BS2615.52.G67 2008

226.5′06—dc22

2007040483

www.eerdmans.com

Contents

contributors

Introduction

Richard Bauckham

John and Our Pluralist Context

Johannine Dualism and Contemporary Pluralism

Stephen C. Barton

Johannine Dualism and Contemporary Pluralism

Miroslav Volf

Those Who Have Read John Before US

Christianizing Divine Aseity: Irenaeus Reads John

D. Jeffrey Bingham

Anglican Approaches to St. John’s Gospel

Rowan Williams

Glory or Persecution: The God of the Gospel of John in the History of Interpretation

Tord Larsson

History and Testimony in John

The Historical Reliability of John’s Gospel: From What Perspective Should It Be Assessed?

C. Stephen Evans

The Fourth Gospel as the Testimony of the Beloved Disciple

Richard Bauckham

John andThe Jews”

Bridging the Gap: How Might the Fourth Gospel Help Us Cope with the Legacy of Christianity’s Exclusive Claim over Against Judaism?

Stephen Motyer

Anti-Judaism, the Jews, and the Worlds of the Fourth Gospel

Judith Lieu

“The Jews Who Had Believed in Him” (John 8:31) and the Motif of Apostasy in the Gospel of John

Terry Griffith

“The Father of Lies,” “the Mother of Lies,” and the Death of Jesus (John 12:20–33)

Sigve K. Tonstad

Perspectives on the Raising of Lazarus

The Lazarus Story: A Literary Perspective

Andrew T. Lincoln

The Raising of Lazarus in John 11: A Theological Reading

Marianne Meye Thompson

The Lazarus Narrative, Theological History, and Historical Probability

Alan J. Torrance

Christology

The Prologue of the Gospel of John as the Gateway to Christological Truth

Martin Hengel

The Testimony of Works in the Christology of John’s Gospel

Murray Rae

On Guessing Points and Naming Stars: Epistemological Origins of John’s Christological Tensions

Paul N. Anderson

Narrative Docetism: Christology and Storytelling in the Gospel of John

Kasper Bro Larsen

Using John in the Theological Task Today

“The Truth Will Set You Free”: Salvation as Revelation

Anastasia Scrutton

God in the World—the World in God: Perichoresis in Trinity and Eschatology

Jürgen Moltmann

index of ancient persons

index of modern authors

index of place names

index of scriptures and other ancient writings

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About The Gospel of John and Christian Theology

In recent years, the disciplines of biblical studies and systematic theology have grown apart and largely lost the means of effective communication with one another. Due to its profound influence on the development of Christian theology, John’s Gospel is an ideal base for rekindling dialogue between biblical studies and systematic theology. The essays here consider this Gospel from many angles, addressing a number of key issues that arise from a theological discussion of this text: John’s dualism in our pluralist context, historicity and testimony, the treatment of Judaism, Christology, and more.

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