John, Jesus, and History, Volume I: Critical Appraisals of Critical Views
Over
the last two centuries, many scholars have considered the Gospel of
John off-limits for all quests for the historical Jesus. That stance,
however, creates a new set of problems that need to be addressed
thoughtfully. The essays in this book, reflecting the ongoing
deliberations of an international group of Johannine and Jesus scholars,
critically assess two primary assumptions of the prevalent view: the
dehistoricization of John and the de-Johannification of Jesus. The
approaches taken here are diverse, including cognitive-critical
developments of Johannine memory, distinctive characteristics of the
Johannine witness, new historicism, Johannine-Synoptic relations, and
fresh analyses of Johannine traditional development. In addition to
offering state-of-the-art reviews of Johannine studies and Jesus
studies, this volume draws together an emerging consensus that sees the
Gospel of John as an autonomous tradition with its own perspective, in
dialogue with other traditions. Through this challenging of critical and
traditional assumptions alike, new approaches to John's age-old riddles
emerge, and the ground is cleared for new and creative ways forward.
The contributors are Paul Anderson; D. A. Carson; Colleen M. Conway;
Paula Fredriksen; Felix Just, S.J.; Robert Kysar; Andrew Lincoln; John
Painter; Sidney Palmer; Mark Allan Powell; D. Moody Smith; Tom Thatcher;
Marianne Meye Thompson; Gilbert Van Belle; and Jack Verheyden.Get it
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