Abiding words
Subtitle: the use of scripture in the Gospel of John
By: edited by Alicia D. Myers and Bruce G. Schuchard
Series: Society of Biblical Literature. Resources for biblical study -- number 81; Resources for biblical study -- no. 81.
Publisher: SBL Press
Published: 2015
Place of publication: Atlanta
Language: eng
Number of pages: 284
ISBN-13: 9781628370942; 9781628370935; 9781628370959
Subjects: "Bible; Bible; Quotations in the New Testament; Relation to the Old Testament; Criticism, interpretation; Bibel; Rezeption
Description: Like the other New Testament books, the Gospel of John repeatedly appeals to Scripture (Old Testament). Preferring allusions and "echoes" alongside more explicit quotations, the Gospel of John weaves Scripture as an authoritative source concerning its story of Jesus. Yet this is the same Gospel that is often regarded as antagonistic toward "the Jews," especially the Jewish religious leaders, depicted within it. The volume introduces and updates readers on the question of John's employment of Scripture and possible implications surrounding its usage for the Gospel's audiences both ancient and contemporary. With essays from an international collection of both experienced and newer scholarly voice, "Abiding Worlds" offers chapters that focus on key texts, (e.g., Isaiah 40 in John 1:23; Jesus' harsh words to the Jews in John 7-8; Jesus's quotation of Psalm 69 in John 2) and others that pursue a more comprehensive analysis of John's use of Scripture throughout the entire Gospel.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-272) and indexes.
Table of contents: title: Abiding words : an introduction to perspectives on John's use of scripture / Alicia D. Myers; title: Part 1 : The form of John's citations. Form versus function : citation technique and authorial intention in the gospel of John / Bruce G. Schuchard; title: Quotations of Zechariah in the fourth gospel / William Randolph Bynum; title: Quotations with "remembrance" formulae in the fourth gospel / Michael A. Daise; title: Part 2 : Social and rhetorical perspectives. Scripture cannot be broken : the social function of the use of the scripture in the fourth gospel / Jaime Clark-Soles; title: A voice in the wilderness : classical rhetoric and the testimony of John (the baptist) in John 1:19-34 / Alicia D. Myers; title: Whose zeal is it anyway? the citation of Psalm 69:9 in John 2:17 as a double entendre / Benjamin J. Lappenga; title: The testimony of two witnesses : John 8:17 / Ruth Sheridan; title: Part 3 : Memory and scripture in John. Patriarchs and prophets remembered : framing Israel's past in the gospel of John / Catrin H. Williams; title: Sympathetic resonance : John as intertextual memory artisan / Jeffrey E. Brickle; title: Conclusion / Bruce G. Schuchard.