Mimesis in the Johannine literature: a study in Johannine ethics
Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Preface -- Abbreviations -- Chapter 1 Introduction -- 1.1 Outlining the Current State of Affairs -- 1.1.1 Ἐν Ἀρχῇ There Were Only Non-Johannine Studies on Mimesis (1960s) -- 1.1.2 The Dark Era: There Is No Johannine Ethics (1970-2000) -- 1.1.3 The Quest fo...
| Summary: | Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Preface -- Abbreviations -- Chapter 1 Introduction -- 1.1 Outlining the Current State of Affairs -- 1.1.1 Ἐν Ἀρχῇ There Were Only Non-Johannine Studies on Mimesis (1960s) -- 1.1.2 The Dark Era: There Is No Johannine Ethics (1970-2000) -- 1.1.3 The Quest for Johannine Ethics (2000-2012) -- 1.1.4 A New Era of Johannine Ethics (2012-present) -- 1.1.5 Contemporary Non-Johannine Studies on Mimesis (1970-present) -- 1.2 Articulating the Problem -- 1.3 Defining Mimesis -- 1.4 Formulating Our Aim, Plan and Approach -- Chapter 2 The Johannine Mimetic Language -- 2.1 Mimesis, Analogy and Reciprocity -- 2.2 Mimetic Expressions in the Johannine Literature -- 2.3 Statistical Analysis of the Data -- 2.4 Conclusion -- Chapter 3 Divine Mimesis -- 3.1 The Son-Father Mimesis -- 3.1.1 The Son-Father Relationship -- 3.1.2 The Paradigm of the Son-Father Mimesis -- 3.1.3 Specific Occurrences of the Son-Father Mimesis -- 3.1.4 The Mechanics and Nature of the Son-Father Mimesis -- 3.2 The Spirit-Jesus Mimesis -- 3.3 Conclusion -- Chapter 4 The Believer-Jesus/God Mimesis -- 4.1 Conceptual Traces of Mimesis -- 4.1.1 Following Jesus -- 4.1.2 Remaining with Jesus -- 4.1.3 Filial Mimesis -- 4.1.4 Conclusion -- 4.2 The Footwashing - Cloning or Creative Articulation? -- 4.2.1 The Mimetic Model in John 13 -- 4.2.2 Johannine Mimesis as Cloning and Creative Articulation -- 4.2.3 Conclusion -- 4.3 A ctualizing the Love Command through Mimesis -- 4.3.1 The Giving of the Love Command (John 13:34-35) -- 4.3.2 Abiding and Supreme Love (John 15:9-17) -- 4.3.3 Love in Action (1 John 3:11-18) -- 4.3.4 God's Love Compels (1 John 4:7-21) -- 4.3.5 The Scope of the Recipients of the Love Command (and Other Formsof Mimesis) -- 4.3.6 Conclusion -- 4.4 Existential Mimesis -- 4.4.1 Existential Mimesis in John 17. 4.4.2 Existential Mimesis in 1 John 3-4 -- 4.4.3 Conclusion -- 4.5 Other Instances of the Believer-Jesus Mimesis -- 4.6 Conclusion -- Chapter 5 The Place of Mimesis in Johannine Ethics -- 5.1 The Ethical Nature of the Johannine Literature -- 5.1.1 A Moral Narrative World -- 5.1.2 A Moral God -- 5.1.3 Moral Transformation -- 5.1.4. Conclusion -- 5.2 Family as the Context of Johannine Ethics -- 5.2.1 Family Membership and Identity Formation -- 5.2.2 Family Behaviour and Identity Shaping -- 5.2.3 Conclusion -- 5.3 Mimesis as Family Ethics -- 5.3.1 Mimesis as Family Behaviour -- 5.3.2 Mimesis and Family Identity -- 5.3.3 Conclusion -- 5.4 The Place of Mimesis in Johannine Ethics -- 5.4.1 The Statistical Argument -- 5.4.2 The Argument from the Nature of the Divine-Human Relationship -- 5.5 Conclusion -- Chapter 6 Mimetic Empowerment -- 6.1 Relational Empowerment -- 6.2 Mnemonic Empowerment -- 6.3 The Spirit as Empowerment -- 6.3.1 The Spirit as a Moral Agent -- 6.3.2 The Spirit as a Relational Agent -- 6.3.3 The Spirit as a Mnemonic Agent -- 6.4 Conclusion -- Chapter 7 Conclusion -- 7.1 Summary -- 7.2 The Place of Johannine Mimesis in Antiquity -- 7.3 Implications -- 7.3.1 Johannine Ethics as Dynamic, Creative, Spirit-Led Community Ethics -- 7.3.2 Moral Education and (Trans)formation -- 7.4 Recommendations for Further Research -- Appendix 1: Occurrences of Mimesis in the Johannine Literature -- Bibliography -- Commentaries -- Other Literature -- Index of Authors |
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| ISBN: | 0567225704 |