Gnosticism, docetism, and the Judaisms of the first century: the search for the wider context of Johannine literature and why it matters

"In this book von Wahlde provides an exploration of three distinct cultural and religious backgrounds against which scholars have frequently proposed that the Gospel and Letters of John are to be read and understood. von Wahlde examines each of these three possibilities in turn, and shows how t...

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Main Author: Von Wahlde, Urban C. 1941- (Author)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: London Bloomsbury International Clark 2015
In: Library of New Testament studies (517)
Year: 2015
Reviews:[Rezension von: Von Wahlde, Urban C., 1941-, Gnosticism, docetism, and the Judaisms of the first century : the search for the wider context of Johannine literature and why it matters] (2015) (Jonker, Erastus)
[Rezension von: Von Wahlde, Urban C., 1941-, Gnosticism, docetism, and the Judaisms of the first century : the search for the wider context of Johannine literature and why it matters] (2020) (Albertin, Andrea)
Series/Journal:Library of New Testament studies 517
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Johannine writings / Gnosis / Docetism / Judaism
B New Testament / Eschatology
IxTheo Classification:HC New Testament
Further subjects:B Church
B Docetism
B Apocalypticism
B Bible. John Criticism, interpretation, etc
B Johannine writings
B Judaism
B Early Judaism
B Hellenistic Jews
B Gnosticism
B Gnosis
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Summary:"In this book von Wahlde provides an exploration of three distinct cultural and religious backgrounds against which scholars have frequently proposed that the Gospel and Letters of John are to be read and understood. von Wahlde examines each of these three possibilities in turn, and shows how they may be regarded as plausible or implausible depending upon the evidence available. von Wahlde shows that there are features within the Gospel and/or Letters of John that do in fact suggest that they were influenced either by Gnosticism, Docetism or one of the variant forms of Judaism. However, in each case, while some of the evidence suggests a particular background, von Wahlde shows that it is equally evident that not all of the evidence can be seen to suggest the same background. Through an examination of the origins and purpose of the gospel, and drawing on the conclusions of his well-regarded commentary on the Johannine literature, von Wahlde presents a new way of understanding the Gospel in its wider contexts."--Bloomsbury Publishing
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and indexes
ISBN:0567662179
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.5040/9780567662170