Gnosticism, docetism, and the Judaisms of the first century: the search for the wider context of Johannine literature and why it matters

In this book von Wahlde provides an exploration of three distinct cultural and religious backgrounds against which scholars have frequently proposed that the Gospel and Letters of John are to be read and understood. von Wahlde examines each of these three possibilities in turn, and shows how they...

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Main Author: Von Wahlde, Urban C. 1941- (Author)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: London Bloomsbury Publishing 2015
In: Library of New Testament studies (517)
Year: 2015
Reviews:[Rezension von: Von Wahlde, Urban C., 1941-, Gnosticism, docetism, and the Judaisms of the first century : the search for the wider context of Johannine literature and why it matters] (2015) (Jonker, Erastus)
[Rezension von: Von Wahlde, Urban C., 1941-, Gnosticism, docetism, and the Judaisms of the first century : the search for the wider context of Johannine literature and why it matters] (2020) (Albertin, Andrea)
Series/Journal:Library of New Testament studies 517
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Johannine writings / Gnosis / Docetism / Judaism
B New Testament / Eschatology
Further subjects:B Church
B Docetism
B Apocalypticism
B Johannine writings
B Early Judaism
B Hellenistic Jews
B Electronic books
B Gnosis
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Summary:In this book von Wahlde provides an exploration of three distinct cultural and religious backgrounds against which scholars have frequently proposed that the Gospel and Letters of John are to be read and understood. von Wahlde examines each of these three possibilities in turn, and shows how they may be regarded as plausible or implausible depending upon the evidence available. von Wahlde shows that there are features within the Gospel and/or Letters of John that do in fact suggest that they were influenced either by Gnosticism, Docetism or one of the variant forms of Judaism. However, in e
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ISBN:0567656586