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| List of Sidebars, Tables, Maps, and Excursuses | 11 | |
| Editor's Preface | 12 | |
| Publisher's Preface | 13 | |
| To the Student | 15 | |
| Author's Preface | 17 | |
| Before You Begin ... | 18 | |
| Part 1 | Encountering the Gospel of John: Come on in! | |
| 1. | History: How John's Gospel Came to Be | 21 |
| Outline | ||
| Objectives | ||
| Authorship | ||
| Internal Evidence | ||
| External Evidence | ||
| Place and Date of Writing, Audience, Occasion, and Purpose | ||
| Study Questions | ||
| 2. | Literature: Mapping John's Story | 29 |
| Outline | ||
| Objectives | ||
| The Recent Rise of Literary Criticism in Biblical Studies | ||
| What Is a Gospel? | ||
| What Is the Outline of John's Gospel? | ||
| What Are the Major Structural Components of John's Gosepel? | ||
| Study Questions | ||
| 3. | Theology: John's Major Themes | 35 |
| Outline | ||
| Objectives | ||
| John and the Synoptics | ||
| Differences and Similarities | ||
| How Do We Account for These Differences? | ||
| Conclusion and Implications | ||
| The Conceptual Background of John's Gospel | ||
| Two Approaches: History-of-Religions and Salvation-Historical | ||
| John's Theological Message in Its Historical Context | ||
| Major Themes | ||
| God | ||
| The Christ | ||
| Salvation | ||
| The Spirit | ||
| The New Covenant Community | ||
| Last Things | ||
| Summary | ||
| Study Questions | ||
| Part 2 | Encountering the Word (John 1:1-18) | |
| 4. | The Incarnation of the Word (1:1-18) | 47 |
| Outline | ||
| Objectives | ||
| Why a Prologue? The Prologue's Function in John's Gospel | ||
| Why "the Word"? An Exploration of Possible Backgrounds | ||
| The Message Conveyed by the Term "Word" in John's Prologue | ||
| The Function of the Term "Word" in John's Gospel as a Whole | ||
| The Background of the Term "Word" in John's Prologue | ||
| Greek Philosophy | ||
| Personified Wisdom | ||
| The Word of God in the Old Testament | ||
| Why Poetry? The Literary Structure of John's Prologue | ||
| Why the Incarnation? Reflections on a Crucial Doctrine | ||
| Study Questions | ||
| Part 3 | Encountering the Earthly Jesus: the Mission to the Jews (Including Seven Signs) (John 1:19-12:50) | |
| 5. | Jesus' Early Ministry (Part 1): Signs ##1-2 (1:19-2:25) | 63 |
| Outline | ||
| Objectives | ||
| The Testimony of John the Baptist (1:19-34) | ||
| The First Disciples (1:35-51) | ||
| The First Sign: Turning Water into Wine at the Wedding at Cana (2:1-12) | ||
| The Second Sign: The Cleansing of the Temple (2:13-25) | ||
| Conclusion | ||
| Study Questions | ||
| 6 | Jesus' Early Ministry (Part 2): Sign #3 (3:1-4:54) | 81 |
| Outline | ||
| Objectives | ||
| Jesus and Nicodemus (3:1-21) | ||
| The Testimony of John the Baptist (3:22-36) | ||
| Jesus and the Samaritan Woman (4:1-42) | ||
| The Third Sign: The Healing of the Nobleman's Son (4:43-54) | ||
| Study Questions | ||
| 7. | Escalating Conflict (Part 1): Signs ##4-5 (5:1-6:71) | 93 |
| Outline | ||
| Objectives | ||
| The Fourth Sign: The Healing of the Lame Man (5:1-18) | ||
| The Sabbath Controversy (5:19-47) | ||
| The Fifth Sign: The Feeding of the Five Thousand (6:1-15) | ||
| The Walking on the Water (6:16-21) | ||
| The Bread of Life Discourse (6:22-59) | ||
| Watershed: The Twelve Remain, Many Others Leave (6:60-71) | ||
| Study Questions | ||
| 8. | Escalating Conflict (Part 2) (7:1-8:59) | 107 |
| Outline | ||
| Objectives | ||
| The Unbelief of Jesus' Brothers (7:1-9) | ||
| Jesus at the Feast of Tabernacles (7:10-52) | ||
| Escalating Controversy: The Paternity Suit (8:12-59) | ||
| Study Questions | ||
| 9. | Escalating Conflict (Part 3): Sign #6 (9:1-10:42) | 117 |
| Outline | ||
| Objectives | ||
| The Sixth Sign: The Healing of the Man Born Blind (ch. 9) | ||
| The Good Shepherd Discourse (ch. 10) | ||
| Study Questions | ||
| 10. | Escalating Conflict (Part 4): Sign #7 (11:1-12:50) | 129 |
| Outline | ||
| Objectives | ||
| The Seventh Sign: The Raising of Lazarus (ch. 11) | ||
| The Anointing at Bethany (12:1-11) | ||
| The Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem (12:12-19) | ||
| The Approaching of the Greeks (12:20-36a) | ||
| The Unbelief of the Jews (12:36b-50) | ||
| Study Questions | ||
| Part 4 | Encountering the Exalted Jesus: The Mission to the World (John 13-20) | |
| 11. | Jesus' Farewell (Part 1; ch. 13) | 143 |
| Outline | ||
| Objectives | ||
| The Footwashing (13:1-20) | ||
| The Betrayal (13:21-30) | ||
| The New Commandment and Peter's Denials Foretold (13:31-38) | ||
| Study Questions | ||
| 12. | Jesus' Farewell (Part 2; chs. 14-16) | 151 |
| Outline | ||
| Objectives | ||
| The Advantages of Jesus' Departure for His Disciples (14:1-31; 15:26-16:16) | ||
| Preparing a Place (14:1-4) | ||
| Knowing the Way (14:5-7) | ||
| Greater Intimacy of Relationship (14:8-11) | ||
| Excursus: "In" Terminology in John's Gospel | ||
| Greater Works (14:12-14) | ||
| Another Divine Helping Presence (14:15-31; 15:26-16:16) | ||
| Jesus the True Vine (15:1-17) | ||
| The World's Hatred (15:18-16:4a) | ||
| The End Result of Jesus' Departure for His Disciples: Greater Joy (16:17-33) | ||
| Study Questions | ||
| 13. | Jesus' Farewell (Part 3; ch. 17) | 167 |
| Outline | ||
| Objectives | ||
| Jesus' Parting Prayer (ch. 17) | ||
| Jesus Prays for Himself (17:1-5) | ||
| Jesus Prays for His Followers (17:6-19) | ||
| Jesus Prays for Later Believers (17:20-26) | ||
| Study Questions | ||
| 14. | Jesus' Passion, Resurrection, and Commissioning of His Followers (chs. 18-20) | 175 |
| Outline | ||
| Objectives | ||
| The Betrayal and Arrest of Jesus (18:1-11) | ||
| Jesus Questioned by the High Priest, Denied by Peter (18:12-27) | ||
| Jesus before Pilate (18:28-19:16a) | ||
| Jesus' Crucifixion and Burial (19:16b-41) | ||
| Jesus' Resurrection and Appearances (ch. 20) | ||
| Study Questions | ||
| Part 5 | Encountering the One Who Calls Us to Follow (John 21) | |
| 15. | What It Means to Follow Jesus (ch. 21) | 191 |
| Outline | ||
| Objectives | ||
| Jesus Appears to Seven Disciples (21:1-14) | ||
| Jesus and Peter (21:15-19) | ||
| Jesus and the Disciple Jesus Loved (21:20-25) | ||
| Study Questions | ||
| 16. | Epilogue: John in the Context of Scripture | 197 |
| Outline | ||
| Objectives | ||
| John and the Synoptic Gospels | ||
| John and the Old Testament | ||
| John and the Rest of the Johannine Corpus | ||
| John's Gospel and the Epistles | ||
| John's Gospel and the Book of Revelation | ||
| John and the Rest of the New Testament | ||
| John and Paul | ||
| John and Hebrews, Peter | ||
| Conclusion | ||
| Study Questions | ||
| Appendixes | ||
| 1. | The History of the Interpretation of John's Gospel | 209 |
| Ouline | ||
| Objectives | ||
| The Early Church and the Fathers | ||
| The Following Centuries | ||
| The Recent Interpretation of John's Gospel | ||
| Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Centuries | ||
| The Rehabilitation of John's Gospel in Recent Scholarship | ||
| The "New Look" on the Fourth Gospel and the "Johannine Community Hypothesis" | ||
| The Contemporary Scene and Conclusion | ||
| Study Questions | ||
| 2. | John's Gospel and the Study of the Historical Jesus | 215 |
| Outline | ||
| Objectives | ||
| Jesus and the Logic of History | ||
| The Study of the Historical Jesus: John's Portrayal of Jesus as a Jewish Rabbi | ||
| The Jesus Seminar and the Historical Value of John's Gospel | ||
| Study Questions | ||
| Notes | 219 | |
| Glossary | 223 | |
| Select Annotated Bibliography | 225 | |
| Tools for Study | 227 | |
| Excursuses | 247 | |
| Scripture Index | 265 | |
| Subject Index | 275 |