The spiritual Gospel : the interpretation of the Fourth Gospel in the early church /

Wiles, Maurice, 1923-2005,

The spiritual Gospel : the interpretation of the Fourth Gospel in the early church / [print] by Maurice F. Wiles. - Cambridge [England] ; New York : Cambridge University Press, (c)2006. - x, 181 pages ; 22 cm.

Originally published: Cambridge [Eng. : University Press, 1960.



Introduction: Commentaries and commentators -- The authorship and purpose of the Gospel -- The Fourth Gospel and the Synoptic Gospels -- Historicity and symbolism -- The signs -- Leading ideas of the Gospel -- The Fourth Gospel and the Gnostics -- Christological interpretation in the third and fourth centuries -- The Christological exegesis of Theodore and Cyril -- The Gospel of salvation -- Epilogue: An assessment.



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Bible.--John--Criticism, interpretation, etc.--History.

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