Martha the Petra in the Fourth Gospel

includes index and biblioraphy

1. Women: Mouthpiece of the Johannine Theology Women in the fourth Gospel ......10 Role of women in the Fourth Gospel ...........16 The role of Women during the mission of Jesus ....28 The role of women at the Culmination of the Mission of Jesus ...........50 2. Thelast sign in the fourth Gospel : A textual and contextual analysis (11: 1-44) Tradition of the last sign .........62 Symbols and symbolic action in the last sign .......64 Context of the last sign ............66 The importance of the last sign .......73 Contours of the text (11:1-44)...............75 A close reading of the text ............78 3. Martha in the fourth Gospel Martha ....98 The lucan Martha ..98 The johannine martha .......103 Conclusion to the Chapter .......148 5. Martha`s Climatic confession of Faith Confessions of Faith in the Fourth Gospel ...........152 Progressive nature of the Confessions of Faith ..........153 A. Confession of faith after a divine revelation .......154 Confession of Faith after the Come and See Experience .........162 Confession of Faith after following Jesus ....165 Confession of Faith following a dialogue with Jesus .........168 After witnessing the sign of Jesus ..........181 Confession by a Beneficiary of a Sign ...........186 Confession by a beneficiary of a Sign ........186 The climatic confession of faith ........193 5. Martha, the Petra in the Fourth Gospel The petra image in the bible .......209 Simon peter as Petra ..............215 Comparative study of the Confessions of Peter and martha ...........232