The Gospel According to John: A Literary and Theological Commentary

This commentary expands Johannine studies in two directions. First, drawing on the methods of literary criticism, it gives new force to a view which is both ancient and modern--that John's gospel, far from being a poorly-edited mixture of sometimes-conflicting traditions, is in fact a coherent unity, an account of Jesus which, however diverse its sources, is a finely-chiselled work of art. Second, it indicates that the unity of John's gospel is founded ultimately not on history or theology but on spirituality. This too corresponds to a view which is both very old--John was always known as the spiritual gospel--and very recent. The present study spells out that idea in new detail. It indicates that the account of Jesus is so written that the tensions and complexities of the text reflect the tensions and complexities of human life, providing the reader not only with an account of Jesus but also with an anthropology--a map of the development of the human spirit.

Religion & Spirituality

Brodie, Thomas L.

Christian Books & Bibles

Oxford University Press

The Quest for the Origin of John's Gospel: A Source-Oriented Approach

A controversial thesis concerning the composition of the Gospel according to John, which concludes that John was an individual who knew and used all of the Synoptic Gospels, Acts, Ephesians and the Pentateuch, and was therefore not a mouthpiece of a like-minded community, as has often been assumed.

Drawing on the insights of ancient literary theory and practice, this book seeks to unlock the age-old puzzle of the relationship of John's gospel to the other gospels and to the early Christian church. Applying a new method to an old problem, Brodie uses a form of source analysis that takes account of the practices of ancient writers to reveal John as someone who deliberately rendered the earlier gospels into a new language. The deeply theological, and at the same time more down-to-earth voice characteristic of John is revealed to be not that of a marginal community ("the Johannine community") but of an independent prophetic presence within the mainstream church.

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This commentary expands Johannine studies in two directions. First, drawing on the methods of literary criticism, it gives new force to a view which is both ancient and modern--that John's gospel, far from being a poorly-edited mixture of sometimes-conflicting traditions, is in fact a coherent unity, an account of Jesus which, however diverse its sources, is a finely-chiselled work of art. Second, it indicates that the unity of John's gospel is founded ultimately not on history or theology but on spirituality. This too corresponds to a view which is both very old--John was always known as the spiritual gospel--and very recent. The present study spells out that idea in new detail. It indicates that the account of Jesus is so written that the tensions and complexities of the text reflect the tensions and complexities of human life, providing the reader not only with an account of Jesus but also with an anthropology--a map of the development of the human spirit.

Recent years have seen a remarkable surge in interest in the book of Genesis - the first book of the Hebrew Bible, and a foundational text of Western culture. In this new commentary, Thomas Brodie offers a complete and accessible overview of Genesis from literary, theological, and historical standpoints. Brodie's work is organized around three main ideas. The first is that the primary subject of Genesis is human existence; the second is that Genesis' basic organizational unity is binary, or diptych. Brodie argues that the entire book is composed of diptychs - accounts which, like some paintings, consist of two parts or panels. Finally, Brodie contends that many of Genesis' sources still exist, and can be identified and verified.

Genesis As Dialogue: A Literary, Historical, and Theological Commentary

Reference

Words, Language & Grammar

The Birthing of the New Testament: The Intertextual Development of the New Testament Writings (New Testament Monographs)

Sheffield Phoenix Press

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The Gospel According to John: A Literary and Theological Commentary

The Quest for the Origin of John's Gospel: A Source-Oriented Approach

The Quest for the Origin of John's Gospel: A Source-Oriented Approach

The Gospel According to John: A Literary and Theological Commentary

Genesis As Dialogue: A Literary, Historical, and Theological Commentary

The Birthing of the New Testament: The Intertextual Development of the New Testament Writings (New Testament Monographs)