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840:309:01 JOHN

Spring 2002

Mahlon H. Smith

TEXTS

Fortna, R.T. The Fourth Gospel and its Predecessor. Philadelphia:Fortress, 1988.

*Smith, M.H., ed. John: a Sourcebook.                   [= JS]

*Text available from Pequod Printing, 119 Somerset Street.

COURSE OUTLINE

Week               Topic                                                               Reading        

The Johannine Problem

1                      AUTHOR: Tradition and Evidence                    JS 1-2

                        AUDIENCE: Quest for Original Setting             Fortna 1-11

2                      CONCEPTS: Theology and Social Conflict JS 3-4, 89

                        COMPOSITION: Sources and Style                

Signs Source or Synoptic Tradition?

3                      WITNESSES: John and Disciples               Fortna 1-47; JS 5-8

4                      SIGNS: 1 & 2 Word and Reality                Fortna 48-65; JS 9-12

5                                  3 & 4 Gathering in Galilee             Fortna 66-92; JS 13-18

6                                  5 - 7 Restoration in Judea             Fortna 93-117; JS 19-28

7                                  8 - 9 Reaction & Support             Fortna 118-148, JS 29-34

8                      REJECTION: Disciples and Authorities              Fortna 149-176, JS 35-46

9                      RECOGNITION: Dead and Alive                      Fortna 176-204;JS 47-53

                        RECONSTRUCTION: Testing the Hypothesis   Fortna 205-220; JS 54

Theology & Setting

10                     DIALOGS: Friends & Enemies                      Fortna 235-264, 294-314;

                                                                                              JS 55-62

11                     POLEMIC: Charges & Countercharges          Fortna 223-234, 265-283;

                                                                                              JS 63-68

12                     DIVISIONS: Community & Authority            Fortna 284-293;

                                                                                              JS 69-78

13                     CRISIS: Preaching & Persecution                   JS 79-88

14                     CONCLUSIONS:  The Proper Place of the Fourth Gospel

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