Johannine Faith and Liberating Community

Rensberger, David

ISBN 10: 0664250416 / ISBN 13: 9780664250416

Published by Westminster John Knox Press, 1988

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Johannine Faith and Liberating Community
• Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press
• Publication Date: 1988
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0664250416
• ISBN 13: 9780664250416
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Very Good
• Weight: 9 ounces
• Signed: Signed by Author

About this title

Synopsis

Building on recent developments in biblical studies, David Rensberger explores new avenues of interpretation of the Fourth Gospel made possible by the rediscovery of its social and historical settings. He looks to the first generation of readers and considers the range of meanings the Gospel might have held for them. He sees that behind the "spiritual" there is the possibility of social and even political interpretations. He discusses the relation of John's Gospel to liberation theology and to contemporary questions on the role of the church in the world.

About the Author

David Rensberger is Professor of New Testament at the Interdenominational Theological Center in Atlanta, Georgia and author of several publications on the New Testament, including Johannine Faith and Liberating Community.