Exploring the Gospel of John: In Honor of D. Moody Smith

Dwight Moody Smith, R. Alan Culpepper, Carl Clifton Black

Westminster John Knox Press, Jan 1, 1996 - Religion - 409 pages

In Exploring the Gospel of John, scholars of international standing gather to honor D. Moody Smith by examining the trails he has blazed in Johannine scholarship. Every aspect of the study of John is represented in this book, including the historical origins of the Johannine community, the religious traditions in the gospel within and beyond early Christianity, the Fourth Gospel's literary dimensions and theological concerns, and the distinctive challenges presented by the Gospel's interpretation. This book is indispensable for all interested in the Fourth Gospel. For researchers, it summarizes the modern history of Johannine scholarship as it points the way for its advancement in the next century. For pastors and students, it offers a comprehensive, up-to-date, and reliable guide to this important New Testament book.

Contents

• ROBERT KYSAR: 3
• THE HISTORY AND CHARACTER: 19
• W D DAVIES: 43
• JAMES H CHARLESWORTH: 65
• PEDER BORGEN: 98
• J LOUIS MARTYN: 124
• THE TRADITIONS OF THE FOURTH GOSPEL: 145
• The Parallels between Acts and John: 163
• FERNANDO F SEGOVIA: 179
• R ALAN CULPEPPER: 193
• What about the Johannine Parables?: 208
• THE THEOLOGY OF THE FOURTH GOSPEL: 253
• LEANDER E KECK: 274
• STEPHEN S SMALLEY: 289
• JAMES D G DUNN: 301
• APPROPRIATING THE PROCLAMATION: 315
• HANS WEDER: 327
• JOHN PAINTER: 346
• Index of Scripture and Other Ancient Sources: 369
• Index of Ancient Terms: 396

About the author

R. Alan Culpepper was raised as a "missionary kid" in Chile and Argentina. He attended Baylor University, the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, and received a Ph.D. from Duke University. He taught at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary for 17 years, and after a few years at Baylor University, he became in 1995 Dean of the McAfee School of Theology at Mercer University. C. Clifton Black is Otto A. Piper Professor of Biblical Theology at Princeton Theological Seminary in Princeton, New Jersey. An ordained United Methodist minister, he serves with John T. Carroll and M. Eugene Boring as editor of the New Testament Library series, published by Westminster John Knox Press. He is also an Associate Editor of The Catholic Biblical Quarterly and Horizons in Biblical Theology.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Exploring the Gospel of John: In Honor of D. Moody Smith; Old Testament Library
• Editors: Dwight Moody Smith, R. Alan Culpepper, Carl Clifton Black
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press, 1996
• ISBN: 0664220835, 9780664220839
• Length: 409 pages
• Subjects: Religion / Biblical Criticism & Interpretation / New Testament; Religion / Biblical Studies / General