Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Urban C. von Wahlde is professor of New Testament at LoyolaUniversity Chicago. He is also the author of TheJohannine Commandments: 1 John and the Struggle for theJohannine Tradition and The Earliest Version ofJohn's Gospel: Recovering the Gospel of Signs.

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THE GOSPEL AND LETTERS OF JOHN

William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company

Contents

Preface.............................................................................................................................xlAbbreviations.......................................................................................................................xliiINTRODUCTION........................................................................................................................1PART 1: THE FIRST EDITION OF THE GOSPEL.............................................................................................57Introduction........................................................................................................................57Section 1. An Overview of the First Edition.........................................................................................58Section 2. The Criteria Used for the Identification of the Material of the First Edition............................................63Section 3. Synthesis of the First Edition...........................................................................................104PART 2: THE SECOND EDITION OF THE GOSPEL............................................................................................137Introduction........................................................................................................................137Section 1. An Overview of the Second Edition........................................................................................138Section 2. The Criteria Used for the Identification of Material of the Second Edition...............................................144Section 3. Synthesis of the Second Edition..........................................................................................197PART 3: THE THIRD EDITION OF THE GOSPEL.............................................................................................229Introduction: The Next Stage in the Development of the Tradition and a Choice of Ways for the Reader to Proceed.....................229Section 1. An Overview of the Third Edition.........................................................................................231Section 2. The Criteria Used for the Identification of the Third Edition............................................................236Section 3. Synthesis of the Third Edition...........................................................................................353PART 4: A HISTORY OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF JOHANNINE THEOLOGY..........................................................................395Section 1. The Development of Johannine Theology: Christology.......................................................................397Section 2. The Development of Johannine Theology: Belief............................................................................431Section 3. The Development of Johannine Theology: Pneumatology......................................................................442Section 4. The Development of Johannine Theology: Eternal Life......................................................................459Section 5. The Development of Johannine Theology: Eschatology.......................................................................482Section 6. The Development of Johannine Theology: Knowing God.......................................................................494Section 7. The Development of Johannine Theology: Soteriology.......................................................................508Section 8. The Development of Johannine Theology: Ethics............................................................................522Section 9. The Development of Johannine Theology: Anthropology......................................................................532Section 10. The Development of Johannine Theology: Ecclesiology.....................................................................540Section 11. The Development of Johannine Theology: The Religious Significance of Material Reality...................................548PART 5: REFERENCE...................................................................................................................561The Text of the Gospel..............................................................................................................561The Text of the Johannine Letters...................................................................................................610Bibliography........................................................................................................................626Authors.............................................................................................................................685Subjects............................................................................................................................691Scripture and Other Ancient Literature..............................................................................................699

Chapter One

INTRODUCTION

As was pointed out in the Introduction, Parts 1, 2, and 3 of this volume will each consist of three sections.

Section 1 of this Part will consist of an overview of the first edition. This is provided as an orientation to what follows and more particularly will provide a simplified listing of the various features by which the material of the first edition can be identified within the Gospel. Some readers, at least at the outset, will not wish to pursue a detailed analysis of the individual features of the edition. For these persons, this summary will be sufficient. When this Overview is compared with those of the second and third editions, it will be apparent how distinctive the material of each edition is. The extent to which these features can be said to be truly distinct from other similar features in the Gospel and the extent to which these features are truly distributed in the way that is proposed will ultimately establish their appropriateness for identifying the material of the various editions.

Section 2 presents a detailed Analysis of each of the characteristics used in the identification of the material of the first edition. In this detailed discussion, the characteristics will be divided into three categories: terminology, narrative orientation, and theology. Here all instances in the Gospel where the given characteristic appears are gathered together and discussed individually. By doing this, the interested reader is able to pursue the study to the extent and depth desired.

Section 3 describes in a comprehensive way various aspects of the first edition as they are revealed by the Analysis. This will include a discussion of the structure of the first edition, its genre, a survey of its theology, a discussion of the circumstances of the community at the time of the first edition, the historical value of the material, the religious and conceptual background, the relation of the material to the Synoptics, the author, the date of composition, and the locale.

SECTION 1. AN OVERVIEW OF THE FIRST EDITION

The first edition of the Gospel was a narrative of the complete ministry of Jesus, ranging from his encounter with John the Baptist at Bethany beyond the Jordan to his encounter...