The Gospel of John in Cultural and Rhetorical Perspective
Neyrey, Jerome H
The Gospel of John in Cultural and Rhetorical Perspective - Michigan William B.Eerdmans Publishing Co 2009 - 489p
includes index and biblioraphy
PART ONE The Anatomy of the Fourth Gospel: Major Perspectives
1. Encomium vs. Vituperation
Contrasting Portraits of Jesus in the Fourth Gospel
2. Role and Status in the Fourth Gospel Cutting through Confusion
3. Spaces and Places, Whence and Whither, Homes and Rooms "Territorially" in the Fourth Gospel
PART TWO Narrative Episodes in Focus
4. "Are You Greater than Our Father Jacob?" Jesus and Jacob in John 1:51 and 4:4-26
5. "He Must Increase, I Must Decrease" (John 3:30) A Cultural and Social Interpretation
6. What`s Wrong with This Picture?
John 4, Cultural Stereotypes of Women, and Public and Private Space
7. "Equal to God" (John 5:18)
Jesus and God`s Two Powers in the Fourth Gospel
8. The Trials (Forensic) and Tribulations (Honor Challenges) of Jesus John 7 in Social Science Perspective
9. Jesus the Judge
Forensic Process in John 8:21-59
10. Secrecy, Deception, and Revelation Information Control in the Fourth Gospel
11. The "Noble" Shepherd in John 10 Cultural and Rhetorical Background
12. "I Said: You Are Gods" Psalm 82:6 and John 10
13. "In Conclusion ..."
John 12 as a Rhetorical "Peroratio"
14. The Footwashing in John 13:6-11 Transformation Ritual or Ceremony?
15. Worship in the Fourth Gospel
A Cultural Interpretation of John 14-17
16. "Despising the Shame of the Cross"
Honor and Shame in the Johannine Passion Narrative
PART THREE Jesus vis-a-vis God: Agent or Equal?
17. "My Lord and My God"
The Heavenly Character of Jesus in John`s Gospel
18. "I Am the Door" (John 10:7,9)
Jesus the Broker in the Fourth Gospel
9780802848666 1857
B87 / N497
The Gospel of John in Cultural and Rhetorical Perspective - Michigan William B.Eerdmans Publishing Co 2009 - 489p
includes index and biblioraphy
PART ONE The Anatomy of the Fourth Gospel: Major Perspectives
1. Encomium vs. Vituperation
Contrasting Portraits of Jesus in the Fourth Gospel
2. Role and Status in the Fourth Gospel Cutting through Confusion
3. Spaces and Places, Whence and Whither, Homes and Rooms "Territorially" in the Fourth Gospel
PART TWO Narrative Episodes in Focus
4. "Are You Greater than Our Father Jacob?" Jesus and Jacob in John 1:51 and 4:4-26
5. "He Must Increase, I Must Decrease" (John 3:30) A Cultural and Social Interpretation
6. What`s Wrong with This Picture?
John 4, Cultural Stereotypes of Women, and Public and Private Space
7. "Equal to God" (John 5:18)
Jesus and God`s Two Powers in the Fourth Gospel
8. The Trials (Forensic) and Tribulations (Honor Challenges) of Jesus John 7 in Social Science Perspective
9. Jesus the Judge
Forensic Process in John 8:21-59
10. Secrecy, Deception, and Revelation Information Control in the Fourth Gospel
11. The "Noble" Shepherd in John 10 Cultural and Rhetorical Background
12. "I Said: You Are Gods" Psalm 82:6 and John 10
13. "In Conclusion ..."
John 12 as a Rhetorical "Peroratio"
14. The Footwashing in John 13:6-11 Transformation Ritual or Ceremony?
15. Worship in the Fourth Gospel
A Cultural Interpretation of John 14-17
16. "Despising the Shame of the Cross"
Honor and Shame in the Johannine Passion Narrative
PART THREE Jesus vis-a-vis God: Agent or Equal?
17. "My Lord and My God"
The Heavenly Character of Jesus in John`s Gospel
18. "I Am the Door" (John 10:7,9)
Jesus the Broker in the Fourth Gospel
9780802848666 1857
B87 / N497