John 14:6 in light of Jewish-Christian dialogue: sharing truth on the way to life
Cover -- Title -- Preface -- Table of Contents -- List of Abbreviations -- Introduction -- 1. Formulating the Problem in View of the Existing Research -- 2. Research Questions and Methodology -- 3. Structure of this Publication -- Chapter 1: John 14:6 in the Literary Context of John 13:31-14:31 -- 1...
| Summary: | Cover -- Title -- Preface -- Table of Contents -- List of Abbreviations -- Introduction -- 1. Formulating the Problem in View of the Existing Research -- 2. Research Questions and Methodology -- 3. Structure of this Publication -- Chapter 1: John 14:6 in the Literary Context of John 13:31-14:31 -- 1.1. Introductory Remarks Concerning the Farewell Discourse -- 1.1.1. One or Several Farewell Discourses? -- 1.1.2. Structure of 13:31-16:33 -- 1.1.3. The Genre of the Farewell Discourse -- 1.1.4. The Function of the Farewell Discourse -- 1.1.5. The Farewell Discourse in Relation to the Gospel as a Whole -- 1.2. An Exegesis of John 13:31-14:31 -- 1.2.1. Introductory Remarks -- 1.2.2. John 13:31-38 -- 1.2.2.1. John 13:31-32 -- 1.2.2.2. John 13:33 -- 1.2.2.3. John 13:34-35 -- 1.2.2.4. John 13:36-38 -- 1.2.3. John 14:1-26 -- 1.2.3.1. John 14:1-14 -- 1.2.3.2. John 14:15-26 -- 1.2.4. John 14:27-31 -- 1.3. Eschatology and Mutual Indwelling: John 14:6 in the Literary Context of John 13:31-14:31 -- 1.3.1. Jesus's Departure as a Problem for the Disciples -- 1.3.2. The Combination of the Realised and the Future-Oriented Eschatology in John 13:31-14:31 -- 1.3.3. Mutual Indwelling in the Present and the Future -- 1.3.4. Conclusion -- Chapter 2: The Johannine Jesus and the Way, the Truth and the Life in the Fourth Gospel -- 2.1. The Way to the Father in John 14:6bcd and the Johannine Dynamics of Descent and Ascent -- 2.1.1. The Way as the Key Term in John 14:6 -- 2.1.2. The Historical Background of the Term the Way and Its Embeddedness in the Literary Context (John 14:1-14) -- 2.1.2.1. 'I Am the Way': A Traditional Saying or a Creation of the Evangelist? -- 2.1.2.2. The Possible Antecedents of the Term ὁδός -- 2.1.2.3. The Terminology of the Way in the Synoptic Gospels and the Book of Acts. "Could it be that some biblical verses are both an obstacle for and an invitation to genuine dialogue? Laura Tack shows how the often problematic truth claim of John 14:6 can still inspire a dialogical process of revelation." |
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| ISBN: | 3161600177 |