A Grammar of the Ethics of John: Reading the Letters of John from an Ethical Perspective. Volume 2
Cover -- Title -- Preface -- Table of Contents -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- 1. Ethics of the Johannine Letters in Research -- 1.1 Negative attitudes -- 1.2 Interest in the ethics of the Letters -- 1.3 Possibe reasons for the limited interest in the ethics of the Letters by scholars -- 1.4 The...
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Tübingen
Mohr Siebeck
2023
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Wissenschaftliche Untersuchungen zum Neuen Testament (502)
Year: 2023 |
| Reviews: | [Rezension von: Watt, Jan Gabriël$cvan der, 1952-, A grammar of the ethics of John. Volume 2, Reading the letters of John from an ethical perspective] (2024) (Myers, Alicia D.)
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Series/Journal: | Wissenschaftliche Untersuchungen zum Neuen Testament
502 |
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| Summary: | Cover -- Title -- Preface -- Table of Contents -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- 1. Ethics of the Johannine Letters in Research -- 1.1 Negative attitudes -- 1.2 Interest in the ethics of the Letters -- 1.3 Possibe reasons for the limited interest in the ethics of the Letters by scholars -- 1.4 The aim of this volume -- 2. The genre of the Letters -- 2.1 Ancient conventions in letter writing and the Letters of John -- 2.1.1 Ancient letters served as a substitute for physical presence -- 2.1.2 Expected friendly tone and style of ancient letters -- 2.1.3 Ancient letters somehow reflected the authentic character of the author -- 2.1.4 Letters are a versatile means of communication -- 2.1.5 The preferred style of ancient letters -- 2.1.6 Letters or not? -- 3. The relation between the Gospel and Letters of John -- Excursus: What came first, the Gospel or the Letters? -- 4. Do the Letters of John belong together? -- 5. Defining some key terms -- 5.1 Ethics -- 5.2 Morals -- 5.3 Ethos -- 6. The grammar of ethics: logical and coherent structuring -- Section 1: The First Letter of John -- Chapter 1: A suggested scenario for interpreting 1 John -- 1.1 Different groups and their relations in 1 John -- 1.1.1 Self-reference by the author: The group identified as 'us/we/I' -- 1.1.2 Who are the addressees, addressed as 'you'? -- 1.1.2.1 On the one hand, the addressees are identified as part of the 'us group' -- 1.1.2.2 On the other hand, the author ('we') sometimes addresses the 'you' as a group separate from 'us' -- 1.1.2.3 Being one but not fully? -- 1.1.2.4 One or two conflicts? -- 1.1.3 The opponents (the 'they' group): antichrists who are of the world (kosmos) -- 1.1.3.1 A crucial question: do the antithetical sections in 1 John refer to the views of the opponents or not?. |
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| ISBN: | 3161592247 |