The Divine Name in the Gospel of John (eBook)

Significance and Impetus

Joshua J. F. Coutts (Autor)

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2017 | 1. Auflage
275 Seiten
Mohr Siebeck (Verlag)
9783161556128 (ISBN)

Infos

One of the distinctive features of the Fourth Gospel is the emphasis it places on the 'name' (?????) of God. As the earliest Christian texts already exhibit a shift toward Jesus's name as the cultic or divine name, what might have motivated the Evangelist to this recovery of the divine name category? Joshua J. F. Coutts argues that the divine name acquired particular significance through the Evangelist's reading of Isaiah, which, in combination with the polemical experience and pastoral needs of early Christians, formed the impetus for his interest in and emphasis on the divine name.

Born 1983; 2006 BA in Theology (Briercrest College); 2011 MCS (Biblical Studies concentration) (Regent College); 2016 PhD in New Testament Language, Literature, and Theology (University of Edinburgh); currently Lecturer in New Testament at Regent College, Vancouver.

Inhalt

Cover 1
Acknowledgements 8
Contents 10
Abbreviations 15
Introduction 18
A. John’s Distinctive Interest in the Divine Name 19
B. John’s Divine Name in Research 24
I. “God” in the Gospel of John 24
II. The Divine Name in the New Testament 26
III. Studies on the Divine Name in the Gospel of John 28
1. Background Studies 28
2. Studies of ????? within the Gospel of John 33
C. The Present Study 36
I. Weaknesses of Prior Research 36
II. Contribution and Argument of the Present Study 37
III. Method 40
IV. Aspects of the Divine Name Concept 41
1. Names in Graeco-Roman Tradition 42
2. Names and the Divine Name in Jewish Tradition 43
3. Aspects of the Divine Name in the Gospel of John 45
Chapter 1: The Significance of Isaiah for John’s Divine Name Concept 48
A. Isaiah in the Gospel of John 48
B. Isaiah’s “I Am” and “Glory” in the Gospel of John 56
I. “I Am” 56
II. Glory 58
C. Divine Name Cluster in Isaiah 59
I. The Divine Name and “I Am” Sayings in Isaiah 59
II. The Divine Name and Glory in Isaiah 62
1. Polemical and Eschatological Significance 62
2. Associative Significance 65
a. Name, Glory, and Arm 66
b. Glory as Associative 67
c. Name as Associative 70
i) LXX 70
ii) Qumran 74
iii) Songs of David 75
iv) 1 Enoch 76
v) Early Christian Texts 80
D. Isaiah’s Name Cluster in the Gospel of John 83
E. Conclusion 85
Chapter 2: Name Glorification and Revelation 88
A. The Significance of the Name in John 12.28 and 17.6, 26 88
I. The Name in John 12.28 88
1. Function 89
2. Meaning 90
3. Significance 92
II. The Name in John 17.6, 26a 93
1. Name Revelation in the Context of John 17 93
2. Meaning 98
3. Function 102
4. Significance 104
a. Associative 104
b. Eschatological 105
III. The Name in John 17.26b 106
1. Future Name Revelation in the Context of John 14–17 106
2. Meaning 110
3. Function 111
4. Significance 113
B. The Impetus of the Name in John 12.28 and 17.6, 26 115
I. Early Christian Tradition 115
1. ?????????/????????? 116
2. Synoptics 116
3. Didache 120
II. Name Angel Traditions 121
1. Personified “Name” 121
2. Joseph and Aseneth 122
3. 1 Enoch 124
III. Targumic Tradition 125
IV. Early Jewish Mystical Traditions 126
V. Exodus Tradition 128
VI. Isaiah 130
1. Name Revelation in Isaiah and John 4.26 132
2. Isaiah 52–53 in John 12 135
C. Conclusion 136
Chapter 3: Kept in Shared Name 138
A. The Significance of the Name in John 17.11–12 139
I. The Name Giving in John 17.11–12 139
1. Meaning 139
2. Function 141
II. The Name Keeping in John 17.11–12 145
1. Meaning 145
2. Function 150
III. The Significance of the Name in John 17.11–12 152
1. Associative 152
2. Eschatological 153
B. The Impetus of the Name in John 17.11–12 156
I. Graeco-Roman Adoption 156
II. Early Christian Tradition 160
1. In the Father’s Name 160
2. Name Giving 162
3. Revelation 164
III. Naming in Biblical Tradition 166
IV. Name Sealing 168
V. Name Angel Traditions 170
1. Joseph and Aseneth 170
2. 1 Enoch 170
3. Philo 171
4. Apocalypse of Abraham 172
5. Prayer of Joseph 174
6. Angelomorphic Priesthood 175
VI. Isaiah 176
C. Conclusion 179
Chapter 4: “In My Father’s Name” 180
A. The Significance of the Name in John 5.43 and 10.25 181
I. The Name in John 5.43 181
1. Meaning 183
2. Function 185
3. Significance 186
II. The Name in John 10.25 189
1. Meaning 190
2. Function 191
3. Significance 192
B. The Impetus of the Name in John 5.43 and 10.25 195
I. Synoptic Tradition 196
II. Agency Tradition 197
III. Isaiah 199
C. Conclusion 200
Chapter 5: Socio-Historical Impetus 202
A. Polemical Impetus 202
I. Christian Worship, Blasphemy, and the Name 202
II. The Appeal of Isaiah 206
B. Pastoral Impetus 209
I. Social Formation and the Name 209
II. The Appeal of Isaiah 211
Conclusion 213
A. Summary of the Argument 213
B. The Present Work in Relation to Johannine Theology 215
C. Avenues for Further Research 217
Appendix: The Divine Name in Later Texts and Traditions 218
A. Name Glorification and Revelation 218
I. Greek Magical Papyri 218
II. Corpus Hermeticum 219
III. Gospel of Truth 220
B. Kept in the Shared Name 221
I. Odes of Solomon 221
II. Nag Hammadi Texts 223
III. Memar Marqah 224
Bibliography 228
A. Primary Sources 228
B. Secondary Literature 229
Index of Modern Authors 246
Index of Subjects 250
Index of Ancient Sources 252
Hebrew Bible (and Septuagint) 252
Deutero-Canonical Books 258
Pseudepigrapha 259
Dead Sea Scrolls 261
Philo 261
Josephus 262
New Testament 262
Early Christian Writings 272
Nag Hammadi Codices 273
Rabbinic Literature 273
Merkabah Literature 275
Samaritan Literature 275
Classical and Other Greek Sources 275

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 1.10.2017
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Altertum / Antike
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie ► Christentum
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie ► Judentum
• ISBN-13: 9783161556128 / 9783161556128