The Testimony of the Beloved Disciple: Narrative, History, and Theology in the Gospel of John

by Richard Bauckham

Overview

How do historical and literary details contribute to a coherent theological witness to Jesus in the Gospel of John? A leading British evangelical New Testament scholar answers that question with studies on themes from messianism to monotheism, symbolic actions from foot-washing to fish-catching, literary contexts from Qumran to the Hellenistic historians, and figures from Nicodemus to "the beloved disciple" to Papias. Originally published in various journals and collections, these essays are now available for the first time in one affordable volume with a substantial new introduction that ties them all together. A must-have for serious students of the Fourth Gospel.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781441200792
Publisher:	Baker Publishing Group
Publication date:	11/01/2007
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	314
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

Richard Bauckham (PhD, University of Cambridge) is professor of New Testament studies and Bishop Wardlaw Professor at the University of St. Andrews and a Fellow of the British Academy. He is the author of numerous volumes, including Jesus and the Eyewitnesses: The Gospels as Eyewitness Testimony and Bible and Mission: Christian Witness in a Postmodern World.
Richard Bauckham (PhD, University of Cambridge) is emeritus professor of New Testament at the University of St. Andrews, Scotland, and senior scholar at Ridley Hall, Cambridge. He is a fellow of the British Academy and the author of numerous books, including Who Is God?, Gospel of Glory, The Testimony of the Beloved Disciple, The Christian World around the New Testament, The Jewish World around the New Testament, and Jesus and the Eyewitnesses.

Table of Contents

Preface
1. Introduction
2. Papias and Polycrates on the Origin of the Gospel of John
3. The Beloved Disciple as Ideal Author
4. Historiographical Characteristics of the Gospel of John
5. The Audience of the Gospel of John
6. Qumran and the Gospel of John: Is There a Connection?
7. Nicodemus and the Gurion Family
8. The Bethany Family in John 11-12: History or Fiction?
9. Did Jesus Wash his Disciples Feet?
10. Jewish Messianism according to the Gospel of John
11. Monotheism and Christology in the Gospel of John
12. The Holiness of Jesus and his Disciples in the Gospel of John
13. The 153 Fish and the Unity of the Gospel of John
Publication Credits
Subject Index
Index of Modern Authors
Index of Ancient Texts