John's apologetic christology : legitimation and development in Johannine christology /
The Gospel according to John presents Jesus in a unique way as compared with other New Testament writings. Scholars have long puzzled and pondered over why this should be. In this book, James McGrath offers a convincing explanation of how and why the author of the Fourth Gospel arrived at a Christol...
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Cambridge ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
©2001.
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| Series: | Monograph series (Society for New Testament Studies) ;
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Table of Contents:
- Part I. Introduction: 1. Introduction: the development of Johannine christology 2. A conflict setting and a distinctive Christology: setting the stage
- Part II. Jesus and God: 3. Are there 'two powers' in John? 4. God's equal or God's agent? (John 5) 5. 'I obey, therefore "I am"' (John 8.12-59) 6. 'You are Gods'
- but who are 'you'? (John 10.22-39) 7. In the bosom of the Father (John 1.1-18) 8. Conclusion to Part II
- Part III. Jesus, Moses and Torah: 9. The word and the glory (John 1.1-18) 10. Descent and ascent (John 3.1-21) 11. Bread from heaven (John 6) 12. Legitimating signs (John 9) 13. Conclusion to Part III
- Part IV. Other Issues and conclusion: 14. Other possible issues 15. Putting the pieces together 16. Conclusion.
