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Book Description

Title:
The Fourth Gospel in Recent Criticism and Interpretation. Fernley Lecture for 1931
Author:
Publication Year:
Location:
London
Publisher:
The Epworth Press
Pages:
292
Subjects:
Gospel of John, New Testament, Critcism
Copyright Holder:
Public domain

Wilbert Francis Howard [1880-1952], The Fourth Gospel in Recent Criticism and Interpretation. Fernley Lecture for 1931

Table of Contents

  • Preface
  • Introduction: The Preacher and the Problem of the Fourth Gospel
  1. Historical Survey
    1. In Britain and America, 1901-1913
    2. In Britain, 1914-1931
    3. In Germany, 1901-1918
    4. In Germany, 1918-1930: In France
  2. Critical Investigation
    1. The Unity of the Gospel and Its Relation to the Johannine Writings
    2. Textual Dislocations and Chronological Order
    3. Relation to the Synoptic Gospels and the Problem of Historicity
    4. The Background of Thought in its Relation to the Johannine Message
  3. Problems of Interpretation
    1. Symbolism and Allegory
    2. Mysticism and Sacramentalism
    3. The Teaching of Jesus in the Johannine Idiom
    4. The Fourth Evangelist: His Message and Its Abiding Value
  • Appendices
    1. The Authorship of the Book and the Alleged Mrtyrdom of John
    2. The Linguistic Unity of the Gospel and Epistles
    3. Theories of Partition and Redaction
    4. Theories of Textual Replacement
    5. Eucharistic Parallels to John VI. In Ignatius and Justin Martyr
    6. The Style and Structure of the Teaching of Jesus
    7. Numbers in the Fourth Gospel
  • Bibliography
  • Index of Scripture References
  • Index of Names and Subjects