Aposynagogos and the Historical Jesus in John

Bernier, Jonathan.

Aposynagogos and the Historical Jesus in John Rethinking the Historicity of the Johannine Expulsion Passages. [electronic resource] : - Leiden : BRILL, 2013. - 1 online resource (182 p.) - Biblical Interpretation Series. . - Biblical Interpretation Series. .

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Contents; Acknowledgements; Chapter One Introduction; 1.1 An Initial Orientation; 1.2 History of Scholarship; 1.2.1 The De-Historicization of John and the De-Johannification of Jesus; 1.2.2 Aposynag¿‍gos and the Martynian Tradition; 1.3 Toward a Post-Martynian Alternative: Reading John's Gospel on One Level; Chapter Two Aposynag¿‍gos, the Birkat Ha-Minim, and Contemporary Synagogue Studies; 2.1 An Initial Orientation; 2.2 Synagogue in Allegory: The Martynian Traditions; 2.2.1 Allegory and History: The Classic Martynian Tradition. 2.2.2 Allegory and the Turn to Identity: The Neo-Martynian Tradition2.3 History and Identity Without Allegory: A Post-Martynian Alternative; 2.3.1 The Aposynag¿‍gos Passages in Light of Contemporary Synagogue Studies; 2.3.2 The Mechanisms of Aposynag¿‍gos; 2.4 Conclusion; Chapter Three Aposynag¿‍gos and Jesus' Messianic Identity; 3.1 An Initial Orientation; 3.2 Bultmannianism Today: The Martynian Traditions; 3.2.1 Continuing Bultmann's Legacy: The Classic Martynian Tradition; 3.2.2 Bultmann's Legacy, Still: The Neo-Martynian Tradition; 3.3 The Post-Martynian Alternative; 3.4 Conclusion. Chapter Four Aposynag¿‍gos and Empire4.1 An Initial Orientation; 4.2 Empire and Shoe-Horns: The Martynian Tradition; 4.2.1 Empire as Afterthought: The Classic Martynian Tradition; 4.2.2 Empire and Intention: The Neo-Martynian Tradition; 4.3 A Post-Martynian Empire Criticism: The Literal Empire; 4.4 Conclusion; Chapter Five Intention and Knowledge: Aposynag¿‍gos and the Direct Pattern of Inference; 5.1 An Initial Orientation; 5.2 Gospel without Jesus: The Martynian Tradition; 5.2.1 Community without Jesus: The Classic Martynian Tradition; 5.2.2 Identity without Jesus: The Neo-Martynian Tradition. 5.3 A Post-Martynian Alternative: Remembering Aposynag¿‍gos5.3.1 The Aims of John: Defining John's Intention; 5.3.2 What the Author Knew: Was John Plausibly Knowledgeable?; 5.3.3 A Mnemonic Community: The Sitz im Leben of the Aposynag¿‍gos Passages; 5.4 Conclusion; Chapter Six Conclusion; Appendices; Appendix A External Data Relevant to John's Identity; Appendix B Internal Data on John's Eyewitness Status; Bibliography; Subject Index; Source Index.

In Aposynag?gos and the Historical Jesus in John, Bernier argues that the Johannine expulsion passages could plausibly describe events that occurred during Jesus' lifetime.


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