Ecclesiology and theosis in the Gospel of John / Andrew J. Byers, University of Durham.

Author
Byers, Andrew J., 1974- [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
Cambridge New York : Cambridge University Press, 2017.
Description
xvi, 277 pages ; 23 cm.

Availability

Available Online

Copies in the Library

Location Call Number Status Location Service Notes
Firestone Library - Stacks BS2615.52 .B94 2017 Browse related items Request

    Details

    Subject(s)
    Series
    • Monograph series (Society for New Testament Studies) ; 166. [More in this series]
    • Society for New Testament studies monograph series ; 166
    Summary note
    "For the author of the fourth Gospel, there is neither a Christless church nor a churchless Christ. Though John's Gospel has been widely understood as ambivalent toward the idea of 'church', Andrew Byers argues that ecclesiology is as central a Johannine concern as Christology. Rather than focusing on the community behind the text, John's Gospel directs attention to the vision of community prescribed within the text, which is presented as a 'narrative ecclesiology' by which the concept of 'church' gradually unfolds throughout the Gospel's sequence. The theme of oneness functions within this script and draws on the theological language of the Shema, a centerpiece of early Jewish theology and social identity. To be 'one' with this 'one God' and his 'one Shepherd' involves the believers' corporate participation within the divine family. Such participation requires an ontological transformation that warrants an ecclesial identity expressed by the bold assertion found in Jesus' citation of Psalm 82: 'you are gods'." -- Publisher's description.
    Bibliographic references
    Includes bibliographical references and index.
    Contents
    • The Johannine vision of community: trends, approaches, and 'narrative ecclesiology'
    • The inclusive divine community: the prologue's reinterpretation of God and God's people
    • The ecclesiology of filiation and the incarnation
    • Characterizing the prologue's ecclesiology: the ambiguation and assimilation of John the Baptist
    • The prologue's 'ecclesial narrative script': ecclesiology as story arc
    • The Shema as the foundation for John's theological use of 'one': identifying and addressing reservations
    • The Shema, John 17, and Jewish-Christian identity: oneness in narrative development
    • The fourth gospel and deification in patristic writings
    • Johannine theosis: deification as ecclesiology
    • Characterizing Johannine theosis: divinized characters within the narrative
    • Narrative pneumatology and triadic theology: the spirit-paraclete as the character who divinizes beyond the narrative
    • John's narrative ecclesiology of deification: a synthesis.
    ISBN
    • 9781107178601 (hardback : alkaline paper)
    • 1107178606 (hardback alkaline paper)
    LCCN
    2017012387
    OCLC
    987581092
    Statement on language in description
    Princeton University Library aims to describe library materials in a manner that is respectful to the individuals and communities who create, use, and are represented in the collections we manage. Read more...
    Other views
    Staff view

    Supplementary Information