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040			_a1
041			_a0 eng
082			_a226.5066
082			_bH551-W13
100			_aWaetjen, Herman C.
100			_eAuthor
245			_aThe Gospel of the Beloved Disciple
245			_bA work in two editions
245			_cHerman C. Waetjen
260			_aU.S.A.
260			_bT&T Clark
260			_c2005
300			_a468tr.
300			_bHardcover
300			_c23cm
520			_aThere is a general consensus that the Fourth Gospel underwent two editions. But in contrast to all previous efforts to reconstruct these two editions based on source and redaction criticism, Waetjen maintains that these two editions essentially overlap without far-reaching changes. Chapter 1-20 originated within the Jewish community of Alexandria and were addressed to Jews to persuade them to `believe in` Jesus as the Messiah, the Son of God. The second edition originated when chapter 21 was added and certain revisions were made in chapters 1-20 by an editor in the Christian community of Ephesus to present the Gospel to Gentile Christians and perhaps attendant to legitimate it for canonization. Waetjen examines John's gospel by engaging in a close reading of various units of the Gospel from the perspective of a two-level drama that presents two narrative worlds within the literary structure of the Gospel. Out of his readings of the texts, one of the major and provocative conclusions Waetjen draws is that Lazarus is the Beloved Disciple of Jesus in chapters 1-20. John, the son of Zebedee, is intimated to play the role of the Beloved Disciple not only in chapter 21 but throughout the Gospel. In other words, the editor of chapter 21 has concluded that John (based on the title that the gospel already bears), is the Beloved Disciple and projects that backward from chapter 21 throughout the previous 20 chapters. Waetjen's thorough scholarship and his attention to detail in his original readings challenge traditional readings of John's Gospel, providing fresh insights into the Gospel.
650			_aBible -- John -- Criticism, interpretation, etc
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