Rethinking John's Social Setting: Hidden Transcript, Anti-language, and the Negotiation of the Empire
This paper argues that the Johannine community found itself in a socio-political position in which they were forced to negotiate the Roman imperial world. It suggests that John's community was forced into a sociological /conflict situation/ in which they had to deal with the larger Roman world...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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2006
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Biblical theology bulletin
Year: 2006, Volume: 36, Issue: 3, Pages: 93-106 |
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| Summary: | This paper argues that the Johannine community found itself in a socio-political position in which they were forced to negotiate the Roman imperial world. It suggests that John's community was forced into a sociological /conflict situation/ in which they had to deal with the larger Roman world of which they were a part. In order to demonstrate this argument, this paper rejects Martyn's long held thesis and numerous other alternatives and opts instead for theory based on anti-language and hidden transcript to explain the nature of the “expulsion from the synagogues” found in John 9:22, 12:42, and 16:2. The study itself is limited to a discussion of a few of the titles that the Johannine community ascribed to Jesus, titles that were simultaneously ascribed to the emperors of Rome. |
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| ISSN: | 1945-7596 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Biblical theology bulletin
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/01461079060360030201 |