"The Testimony of the Beloved Disciple is more than a collection of Richard Bauckham's essays on the Fourth Gospel. Taken as a whole, it is a programmatic statement of the author's thesis and argument, the crux of which is embodied in the title. If one infers that Bauckham believes the Johannine community of scholarship has largely gone off the rails, that would not be wrong. He proposes to set it right by paying close attention to the Gospel's own data and claims and by canvassing and assessing the considerable body of evidence bearing on this Gospel in patristic sources. This has not been done in a long time, and perhaps never as thoroughly and with such penetrating critical insight. That Bauckham has a thesis to set out and defend makes his book all the more interesting and important."  
\--__D. Moody Smith__, The Divinity School, Duke University  
  
"This collection of twelve essays on historical and theological Johannine problems is preluded by a comprehensive introduction containing a scholarly program for Johannine research in the future. These studies will give us quite new stimuli for our understanding of the Gospel of John, for Bauckham illuminates neglected historical and theological features of this unique text. The author demonstrates that in our exegesis of John philological accuracy, profound historical knowledge, and genuine theological understanding must work together to gain new insights."  
\--__Martin Hengel__, University of Tübingen  
  
"As always, Bauckham is brilliant, providing a fresh rethinking of issues based on his breadth of knowledge of early Judaism and Christianity. While well conversant with current scholarly discussions, he marshals new data and new ideas in ways that invite new perspectives. This work offers insights on various Johannine topics and merits center stage in any new discussions of history in John's Gospel."  
\--__Craig Keener__, Asbury Theological Seminary  
  
"This substantive collection of essays focuses and reenergizes the debate over the historical reliability of the Gospel of John. With probing questions, methodological rigor, and revisionist zeal, Bauckham challenges the 'dominant approach' at every turn. Whether he will manage to unseat it remains to be seen, but Johannine scholarship is well served by his thought-provoking critique."  
\--__Jouette M. Bassler__, Perkins School of Theology, Southern Methodist University

__Richard Bauckham__ (PhD, University of Cambridge) is professor of New Testament studies and Bishop Wardlaw Professor at the University of St. Andrews and a Fellow of the British Academy. He is the author of numerous volumes, including Jesus and the Eyewitnesses: The Gospels as Eyewitness Testimony and Bible and Mission: Christian Witness in a Postmodern World.

How do historical and literary details contribute to a coherent theological witness to Jesus in the Gospel of John? A leading British evangelical New Testament scholar answers that question with studies on themes from messianism to monotheism, symbolic actions from foot-washing to fish-catching, literary contexts from Qumran to the Hellenistic historians, and figures from Nicodemus to "the beloved disciple" to Papias. Originally published in various journals and collections, these essays are now available for the first time in one affordable volume with a substantial new introduction that ties them all together. A must-have for serious students of the Fourth Gospel.

A leading New Testament scholar explores key issues in the Gospel of John.

Preface  
1\. Introduction  
2\. Papias and Polycrates on the Origin of the Gospel of John  
3\. The Beloved Disciple as Ideal Author  
4\. Historiographical Characteristics of the Gospel of John  
5\. The Audience of the Gospel of John   
6\. Qumran and the Gospel of John: Is There a Connection?  
7\. Nicodemus and the Gurion Family  
8\. The Bethany Family in John 11-12: History or Fiction?  
9\. Did Jesus Wash his Disciples Feet?  
10\. Jewish Messianism according to the Gospel of John  
11\. Monotheism and Christology in the Gospel of John  
12\. The Holiness of Jesus and his Disciples in the Gospel of John  
13\. The 153 Fish and the Unity of the Gospel of John  
Publication Credits  
Subject Index  
Index of Modern Authors  
Index of Ancient Texts

Bauckham, Richard

Cover

Title Page

Copyright Page

Dedication

1. Introduction

2. Papias and Polycrates on the Origin of the Gospel of John

3. The Beloved Disciple as Ideal Author

4. Historiographical Characteristics of the Gospel of John

6. The Qumran Community and the Gospel of John

5. The Audience of the Gospel of John

7. Nicodemus and the Gurion Family

8. The Bethany Family in John 11–12: History or Fiction?

9. Did Jesus Wash His Disciples’ Feet?

10. Jewish Messianism according to the Gospel of John

11. Monotheism and Christology in the Gospel of John

12. The Holiness of Jesus and His Disciples in the Gospel of John

13. The 153 Fish and the Unity of the Fourth Gospel

Index of Modern Authors

Index of Ancient Persons

Index of Place Names

Index of Scripture and Other Ancient Writings

Notes

How do historical and literary details contribute to a coherent theological witness to Jesus in the Gospel of John? This title contains essays that explores key issues in the Gospel of John. It is suitable for serious students of the Fourth Gospel.

How do historical and literary details contribute to a coherent theological witness to Jesus in the Gospel of John? A leading British evangelical New Testament scholar answers that question with studies on themes from messianism to monotheism, symbolic actions from foot-washing to fish-catching, literary contexts from Qumran to the Hellenistic historians, and figures from Nicodemus to "the beloved disciple" to Papias. Originally published in various journals and collections, these essays are now available for the first time in one affordable volume with a substantial new introduction that ties them all together. It is a must-have for serious students of the Fourth Gospel.

Richard Bauckham (PhD, University of Cambridge) is professor of New Testament studies and Bishop Wardlaw Professor at the University of St. Andrews, Scotland and a Fellow of the British Academy. He is the author of numerous volumes, including Jesus and the Eyewitnesses: The Gospels as Eyewitness Testimony and Bible and Mission: Christian Witness in a Postmodern World.

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This book explores the rich theology of the Gospel of John.

Eden Customer

This is a scholarly work and will be required reading for all who are interested in New Testament research and Johannine scholarship in particular. It examines new work by exegesists and provides new insights into recent trends in the study of this gospel. The author closely examines historical, narrational and theological features of the gospel and challenges our received understanding of the text. The book is full of new and surprising ideas and merits close attention from those desirous of a deeper understanding of the origin and significance of John's gospel.

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This is a scholarly work and will be required reading for all who are interested in New Testament research and Johannine scholarship in particular. It examines new work by exegesists and provides new insights into recent trends in the study of this gospel. The author challenges in particular the dominant approach to the fourth gospel, his main thesis being that the Gospel according to John is not the work of the apostle John the son of Zebedee but the product of a Johannine community, written by a disciple who was not one of the Twelve but who was “the disciple Jesus loved”. The author closely examines historical, narrational and theological features of the gospel and challenges our received understanding of the text. The book is full of new and surprising ideas and merits close attention from those desirous of a deeper understanding of the origin and significance of John’s gospel.

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