The adaptable Jesus of the fourth gospel : the pedagogy of the logos /

In The Adaptable Jesus of the Fourth Gospel , Jason S. Sturdevant argues that the Gospel of John portrays Jesus as an adaptable teacher, who accommodates to different people in various ways to a singular end, to bring each to faith. In the same way, the Logos accommodates to humanity via the incarna...

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Main Author: Sturdevant, Jason S.

Format: eBook

Language: English

Published: Boston : Brill, 2015.

Series: Novum Testamentum, Supplements 162.
Novum Testamentum Supplements Online, Supplement 2015, ISBN: 9789004290013.

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Call Number: BS2615.52 .S785 2015

Table of Contents:
  • Preliminary Material
  • Introduction: Adaptability and the Fourth Gospel
  • 1 Adaptability in the World of the Fourth Gospel: Presuppositions and Principles
  • 2 Descent and Adaptability: The Pedagogy of the Logos in Philo and the Fourth Gospel
  • 3 Adapting to Extremes: Variation and Progression in John (3-4)
  • 4 With Words and Tears: The Sisters of Bethany in John 11:1-12:8
  • 5 Receiving the Resurrected Jesus: Mary Magdalene and Thomas (John 20)
  • 6 The Shepherd and the Witness: Jesus with Peter and the Beloved Disciple
  • Conclusion
  • Bibliography
  • Index of Modern Authors
  • Index of Ancient Sources
  • Index of Subjects.