Social Science Commentary On The Gospel Of John
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This work assembles and catalogs the values, conflicts, and mores of ancient Mediterranean culture pertinent to the Fourth Gospel. In many ways, the authors disclose, the Fourth Gospel addresses an alienated antisociety, fundamentally at odds with its predominant culture. With its unique format, charts, and photos, this social-science commentary is the ideal companion for the study of the Fourth Gospel.
PrefaceIntroduction1The Gospel of John: Outline of the Gospel and Reading Scenarios23IPrologue: Presenting Jesus, Israel's Messiah - The Source of Light and Life That Makes Us Children of God29IIPresenting Jesus of Nazareth, Israel's Messiah43IIIJesus Began Bringing Life to Israel: From Galilee to Jerusalem and Back65IVJesus' Bringing Life to Israel Provoked Controversy in Jerusalem and Galilee108VJesus Brought Light and Life to the Jerusalem Temple139VIJudeans' Reaction to Jesus' Bringing Light and Life to Jerusalem168VIIAs His Last Public Act, Jesus Brought Life to a Beloved Friend (Like Us)193VIIIThe Close of the Story of Jesus' Public Offer of Light and Life to Israel209IXPassover in Jerusalem: What Jesus Said and Did During His Last Meal with His Friends (Like Us)217XJesus Was Lifted Up and Gave His Spirit to Us: His Process of Ascent249XIGod's Vindication of Jesus: Jesus Ascends to God and Descends to His Friends278XIIAddendum: Another Descent and Appearance of the Risen Jesus287XIIIEpilogue: Group Attestation to the Author's Veracity291Later Insertion: Jesus Rescues a Woman Caught in Adultery (7:53-8:1-11)291AppGospel Notations295Bibliography321Index: Reading Scenarios325
