Jesus research : the Gospel of John in historical inquiry / [print]
Gospel of John in historical inquiry
edited by James H. Charlesworth ; with Jolyon G.R. Pruszinski.
- London, UK ; New York, New York, USA : T&T Clark Limited, (c)2019.
- xviii, 371 pages ; 25 cm.
- Jewish and Christian texts in contexts and related studies ; 26 Princeton-Prague symposia series on the historical Jesus .
- Jewish and Christian texts in contexts and related studies ; 26. Princeton-Prague Symposia series on the historical Jesus. .
Introducing the focus of the third Princeton-Prague symposium: John in Jesus research/ James H. Charlesworth PART ONE: JOHN AND THE SYNOPTICS IN JESUS RESEARCH : -- Why the Gospel of John is fundamental to Jesus research/ Reflections on Matthew, John, and Jesus/ Paul N. Anderson -- Dale C. Allison Jr. ; PART TWO: LITERARY AND RHETORICAL APPROACHES FOR JESUS RESEARCH IN JOHN : -- Some methodological considerations regarding John, Jesus, and history/ How and in what ways does John's rhetoric reflect Jesus' rhetoric? / George L. Parsenios Harold W. Attridge -- PART THREE: JOHANNINE RELATIONSHIPS TO EARLY TRADITIONS, JOSEPHUS, AND ARCHAEOLOGICAL DATA : -- The first edition of John's gospel in light of archaeology and contemporary literature/ John 2:20, "forty-six years": revisiting J.A.T. Robinson's chronology of Jesus' ministry / R. Alan Culpepper -- Historical tradition in the fourth gospel's depiction of the Baptist/ Can archaeology help us see Jesus' shadows in the gospel of John? / James H. Charlesworth Urban C. von Wahlde -- Craig S. Keener -- PART FOUR: JOHANNINE TENDENZEN, THEOLOGY, AND HISTORY : -- History in John's portrayal of Jesus/ Jesus and the historical implications of John's Temple cleansing/ Jesus of Nazareth in the gospel of John/ Jan Roskovec -- Michael A. Daise -- Petr Pokorny PART FIVE: SUMMARIES OF SYMPOSIUM DISCUSSIONS : -- Allison, Anderson, Culpepper, and Attridge : discussion of papers I/ Charlesworth and Parsenios : discussion of papers II/ Pokorny, von Wahlde, and Keener : discussion of papers III/ Roskovec, Daise, and a developing consensus: discussion of papers IV/ Nathan C. Johnson, Maurice J.P. O'Connor -- Brandon L. Allen -- James M. Neumann -- Jolyon G.R. Pruszinski Jesus research and the Gospel of John : selected bibliography/ Jolyon G.R. Pruszinski.
Most experts who seek to understand the historical Jesus focus only on the Synoptic Gospels (Mark, Matthew, Luke). However, this volume comes to an important consensus: the gospel of John preserves traditions that are independent of the Synoptics and which are often as reliable as any known traditions for understanding the historical Jesus. As such, the contributors argue for the use of John's gospel in Jesus research. The volume contains various critical approaches to historical inquiry in the gospel of John. Among these are new evaluations of the relationship between John and the Synoptics, literary and rhetorical approaches, comparative analysis of other early traditions, the judicious use of archaeological data, and historical interpretation of John's theological tendencies.