The Epistles of John
Origins, Authorship, Purpose
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2026
Cambridge University Press (Verlag)
9781009689540 (ISBN)
Cambridge University Press (Verlag)
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In this study, Hugo Méndez challenges the established scholarly assumption that the Epistles of John were composed within a single 'Johannine Community.' He meticulously lays out the evidence that the Epistles were written by three different writers in a chain of imitation, creative adaptation, and invention.
For centuries, Christians believed that the biblical letters of 1, 2, and 3 John were penned by a disciple of Jesus. Today, scholars speculate that the three are artifacts of a lost 'Johannine Community.' In this groundbreaking study, however, Hugo Méndez challenges both paradigms, meticulously laying out the evidence that the Epistles are, instead, a series of falsely authored works. The texts position themselves as works by a single author. In reality, they were penned by three different writers in a chain of imitation, creative adaptation, and invention. Through incisive, close readings of the Epistles, Méndez clarifies their meaning and purpose, demystifying their most challenging sections. And by placing these works in dialogue with Greco-Roman pseudo-historical writing, he uncovers surprising links between Classical and early Christian literature. Bold, comprehensive, and deeply original, this book dismantles older scholarly views while proposing new and exciting approaches to these enigmatic texts.
For centuries, Christians believed that the biblical letters of 1, 2, and 3 John were penned by a disciple of Jesus. Today, scholars speculate that the three are artifacts of a lost 'Johannine Community.' In this groundbreaking study, however, Hugo Méndez challenges both paradigms, meticulously laying out the evidence that the Epistles are, instead, a series of falsely authored works. The texts position themselves as works by a single author. In reality, they were penned by three different writers in a chain of imitation, creative adaptation, and invention. Through incisive, close readings of the Epistles, Méndez clarifies their meaning and purpose, demystifying their most challenging sections. And by placing these works in dialogue with Greco-Roman pseudo-historical writing, he uncovers surprising links between Classical and early Christian literature. Bold, comprehensive, and deeply original, this book dismantles older scholarly views while proposing new and exciting approaches to these enigmatic texts.
Hugo Méndez is Associate Professor of Religious Studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. A scholar of the New Testament and Early Christianity, he is the author of The Gospel of John: A New History and The Cult of Stephen in Jerusalem, and co-author, with Bart Ehrman, of The New Testament: A Historical Introduction to the Early Christian Writings, 8th edition.
Introduction; Part I. Relationships: 1. Different hands; 2. Literary dependence; 3. Disguised authors; 4. Invented situations; Part II. Interpretation: 5. A Treatise on sinlessness; 6. Quasi-biographical letters; Epilogue.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 28.2.2026 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | Worked examples or Exercises |
| Verlagsort | Cambridge |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Themenwelt | Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Bibelausgaben / Bibelkommentare |
| Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Kirchengeschichte | |
| ISBN-13 | 9781009689540 / 9781009689540 |
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