Free Download The Theology of the Gospel of John By D. Moody Smith
1995 | 216 Pages | ISBN: 0521357764 | PDF | 16 MB
D. Moody Smith treats the theology of the Gospel of Johnin its narrative form and historical context, both ancientJewish and early Christian. His work draws upon the mostrecent scholarly investigations of the Gospel's historicalpurpose and setting. The major theological themes of theGospel, especially its christology, are treated in relation tothe context of the work, since Johannine theology is notsimply a by-product of controversies that produced theGospel, but is rather related to them in significant ways.As Professor Smith shows, John marks an importantwatershed between Christianity and Judaism. His studywill thus serve equally well as an introduction to thequestion of the origin of John and as an introduction to itstheology. It also consistently pays attention to therelationship of the Gospel to other major New Testamentwitnesses as well as to its important influence upon thedevelopment of later Christian doctrine.