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C. Rowland quote: | 'John is a gospel that presumes others. It was written to 3 different audiences, each of whom needed different convincing + teaching about who Jesus it.' |
Secondary sources: | Burridge, Brown, E. F. Scott, Goulding |
Arguing that the purpose of the gospel is: | Mainly Christological, then more minor purposes |
John says why it's written: | (20:31) 'These things have been written that you may believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name.' |
2 readings to believe: | 1) Aorist subjunctive: You come to believe, Evangelical 2) Present subjunctive: People continue to believe |
C. Tuckett quote: | 'It's impossible to distinguish between these readings. We will have to find our evidence elsewhere.' |
John 20:31 shows: | True purpose is Chritological; scholars believe John was written c. 90 AD. when Christian faith was first established |
Written for 3 audiences: | Jews - hard to believe that man is God in flesh, God's incarnate Greeks - hard to believe Gods anything to do with humans Gnostics - need to know basis |
Miracle signs: | Jesus bought Lazarus back from the dead (J11) Jesus healed a man born blind (J9) |
His miracles were a sign of... | ...his deity for a Jewish reader |
E. K. Lee quote: | 'Through miracle, word and symbolism Jesus Christ demonstrates in John that he's God's incarnate.' |
Historical background for John + Christianity | > (J21) Peter + John in competition out of first to see Jesus risen from the dead > By c. 90 AD there was Eastern/Western Church (Ephesus + Rome) |
John has no account of... | ...the last supper |
A. Goulding suggests: G. Barnkamm suggests: | > Written to be read at Christian keeping of the Passover > Homily read at Easter time, Thurs before Good Friday |
D. E. Nimeham quote: | 'Gospels are extended passion narratives but John was a narrative designed to be read during early Christ Eucharist.' |
Clement of Alexandria notices... | ...polarities in the gospel which appeals to Gnostics |
It is a... | ...'spiritual gospel' written after the others - it's spiritual with supplemental properties, contrasts light/death etc... Often accepted as the purpose |
Hick, 1964: | 'Now we believe that thou art a being than which nothing greater can be thought.' |
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