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The Sheep of the Fold

The Audience and Origin of the Gospel of John

  • Paperback
  • 336 pages
  • Publisher: Cambridge University Press
  • 14 x 21.6 x 2 cm

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For scholars of biblical studies and theology

Challenges your understanding of the Gospel of John

You will gain new insights into early Christian communities

Explore the audience and origin of the Gospel of John like never before.

The last generation of gospel scholarship has considered the reconstruction and analysis of the audience behind the gospels as paradigmatic. The key hermeneutical template for reading the gospels has been the quest for the community that each gospel represents. This scholarly consensus regarding the audience of the gospels has been reconsidered. Using as a test case one of the most entrenched gospels, Edward Klink explores the evidence for the audience behind the Gospel of John. This study challenges the prevailing gospel paradigm by examining the community construct and its functional potential in early Christianity, the appropriation of a gospel text and J. L. Martyn's two-level reading of John, and the implied reader located within the narrative. The study concludes by proposing a more appropriate audience model for reading John, as well as some implications for the function of the gospel in early Christianity.
The Sheep of the Fold and Understanding Biblical Theology
Understanding Biblical TheologyThe Sheep of the Fold

  • Title

    The Sheep of the Fold

  • Author

    Edward W. Klink

  • Book Format

    Paperback

  • Publisher

    Cambridge University Press

  • Published

    February 2010

  • Weight

    427g

  • Page Count

    336

  • Dimensions

    14 x 21.6 x 2 cm

  • ISBN

    9780521130448

  • ISBN-10

    0521130441

  • Eden Code

    2664787

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