van der Watt A Grammar of the Ethics of John

Reading the Letters of John from an Ethical Perspective. Volume 2
1. Auflage 2023
ISBN: 978-3-16-159224-9
Verlag: Mohr Siebeck
Format: PDF
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E-Book, Englisch, Band 502, 516 Seiten, Format (B × H): 232 mm x 155 mm

Reihe: Wissenschaftliche Untersuchungen zum Neuen Testament

In diesem Band analysiert Jan G. van der Watt die Ethik der Johannesbriefe ausführlich vor ihrem jeweiligen sozio-historischen Hintergrund, was zu einer detaillierten ethischen Darstellung führt. Der Autor zeigt, dass der 1. Johannesbrief einen pastoralen Charakter hat und die Adressaten ermutigt, sich nicht täuschen zu lassen, sondern der Gruppe der Augenzeugen durch Gemeinschaft und Liebe treu zu bleiben.

Autoren/Hrsg.

van der Watt, Jan G.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Theologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Bibelwissenschaften Neues Testament: Exegese, Geschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction
1. Ethics of the Johannine Letters in Research
2. The genre of the Letters
3. The relation between the Gospel and Letters of John
4. Do the Letters of John belong together?
5. Defining some key terms
6. The grammar of ethics: logical and coherent structuring

Section 1: The First Letter of John
Chapter 1: A suggested scenario for interpreting 1 John
Chapter 2: Relationships as part of the grammar of ethics (1): Family, Immanenz, mimesis and reciprocity
Chapter 3: Relationships as part of the grammar of ethics (2): koinonia and love
Chapter 4: Commandments, paraenesis and free will
Chapter 5: Tradition and ethos as part of the grammar of ethics of 1 John
Chapter 6: Some practical issues addressed in 1 John
Chapter 7: Some concluding remarks

Section 2: The Second Letter of John
Chapter 8: A possible scenario
Chapter 9: Truth, love and commandments as ethical concepts in 2 John
Chapter 10: Some summarizing and concluding remarks

Section 3: The Third Letter of John
Chapter 11: Conflict in 3 John? What was it about?
Chapter 12: The ethical dynamics in 3 John

Section 4: The Letters and the Gospel of John
Chapter 13: Comparison between the Letters and the Gospel

Über Autor(innen)

van der Watt, Jan G.
Born 1952; emeritus professor of the University of Pretoria (South Africa) and Radboud University Nijmegen (Netherlands) as well as research associate University of the Free State (South Africa).