The Prologue of the Gospel of John : its literary, theological, and philosophical contexts : papers read at the Colloquium Ioanneum 2013 / edited by Jan G. van der Watt, R. Alan Culpepper, and Udo Schnelle.

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880-01 Cover; Table of Contents; Foreword; Abbreviations; Part 1: Confronting the Challenges of the Prologue ; R. Alan Culpepper: The Prologue as Theological Prolegomenon to the Gospel of John; I. The Work of Creation through the Logos (volume 3); II. The Giving of the Law through Moses (volume 17); III. The Sending of John the Baptist (vv. 6-8, 15); IV. The Coming of the Light (volume 9)/the Incarnation of the Logos (volume 14); V. The Birth of the Children of God (vv. 12-13); VI. Synthesis; John Ashton: Really a Prologue?; I. Some False Routes; II. The Logos Hymn; III. An Historical Parenthesis

5. Theological Considerations6. Idiomatic Use?; IV. The Syntactical Dynamics of John 1:1; V. Concluding Remarks; Catrin H. Williams: (Not) Seeing God in the Prologue and Body of John's Gospel; I. Who Can See God?; II. Moses and "Seeing God"; III. Isaiah and "Seeing the Glory"; IV. Concluding Reflections; Ruben Zimmermann: John (the Baptist) as a Character in the Fourth Gospel: The Narrative Strategy of a Witness Disappearing; I.A Brief Introduction to Different Approaches to "Character and Characterization"; II. John (the Baptist) in the Johannine Prologue; 1. Inventory of Characters

2. Constellation of Characters3. Characterization; 4. Character Traits; III. John (the Baptist) in the Body of the Gospel; 1. John 1:19-36: Threefold Witnessing; 2. John 3:23-30, 31-36: He Who Has the Bride ... ; 3. John 5:31-38: Testimony of the Lamp; 4. John 10:40-41: Many Believers across the Jordan; IV. The Concept of Character; 1. Substantial Conceptualization (Character Traits; Character and Plot); 2. Formal Conceptualization (Focalization and Characterization)

Michael Theobald: Eine Gemeinschaft von "Zeugen" (von Joh 1:7, 15 bis 3 Joh 12): Beobachtungen zur Genese des Corpus Iohanneum auf der Basis des Prologs I. Die johanneische Zeugnisterminologie und ihre Verteilung auf das Corpus Iohanneum; Exkurs: Das Corpus Iohanneum und die Johannesoffenbarung; II. Schlussfolgerungen aus dem Befund sowie weitere Fragen; III. Zur Deutung der "Autorisierungsformeln" Joh 21:24 und 3 Joh 12; 1. Zur Deutung von Joh 21:24; 2. Zur Deutung von 3 Joh 12; IV. Zur diachronen Zuordnung der "Autorisierungsformeln" Joh 19:35; 21:24 und 3 Joh 12

volume Die Konstruktionsprinzipien des Corpus Iohanneum -- ein Resümee

Die Beiträge des vorliegenden Bandes sind die Vorträge der ersten Konferenz des Colloquium Ioanneum, einer internationalen Vereinigung von Exegeten und Exegetinnen, die in besonderer Weise zum Johannesevangelium gearbeitet haben.