The Shepherd Discourse of John 10 and its Context: Studies by Members of the Johannine Writings Seminar (Society for New Testament Studies Monograph Series, No. 67) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 052139211X ISBN 13: 9780521392112

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 1991

Synopsis

This volume, which emerges from an SNTS seminar in 1985–1986, analyses one of the best-known, but also one of the most intriguing, of Jesus' discourses within the Fourth Gospel. Previous studies of the Shepherd Discourse have concentrated either on its historical setting in the life of Jesus (Simonis) or on the prehistory of its text (Bullmann and his school). The present study, consisting of essays written by an international team of specialists, adopts a more contextual approach. The Shepherd Discourse is here situated in the text of the Fourth Gospel, with particular emphasis on the preceding chapter and on the subsequent Passion narrative. The internal coherence of John 10 so becomes clearer, and it is seen that - in spite of its links with Gnostic ideas - the roots of the Discourse in Old Testament and Jewish texts about the shepherds of Israel become apparent.

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Book Description

This volume examines one of the best-known, yet most intriguing of Jesus' discourses within the Fourth Gospel. It demonstrates that - in spite of having links with Gnostic ideas - the roots of teh Shepherd Discourse are in fact based in Old Testament and jewish texts about the Shepherds of Israel.

Language Notes

Text: English, German

Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 1991
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 052139211X
• ISBN 13: 9780521392112
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 182
• Editor: Beutler Johannes, Fortna Robert T.