Finding their own way in a Jewish environment: the Letters (and Gospel) of John and the parting of the ways
- The article asks whether in the Gospel of John and especially in the Epistles of John a separation of the Johannine communities from Judaism can already be discerned. It demonstrates on the basis of the relevant passages 1 John 2:18–25, 4:1–3 and 2 John 7 that the conflict with the competitors in the Epistles (which are set after the Gospel) is still fought out in the inner-Jewish sphere. While a separation from Judaism has not yet taken place, essential aspects concerning the formation of a distinctive identity are found in 1 John. This is evidenced by the conviction that Jesus is the Messiah of God, the forgiveness of sins, the group-specific application of the Torah, and the formation of a specific tradition. The last point recapitulates how 1 John undertakes a demarca- tion of its own group from the majority of Jews. We see the effort to find one’s own way within being Jewish.
| Author: | Stefan SchreiberORCiDGND |
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| URN: | urn:nbn:de:bvb:384-opus4-1154753 |
| Frontdoor URL | https://opus.bibliothek.uni-augsburg.de/opus4/115475 |
| ISBN: | 978-3-506-79489-5OPAC |
| Parent Title (English): | Parting of the ways: the variegated ways of separations between Jews and Christians |
| Publisher: | Brill Schöningh |
| Place of publication: | Paderborn |
| Editor: | Markus Tiwald, Markus Öhler |
| Type: | Part of a Book |
| Language: | English |
| Year of first Publication: | 2024 |
| Publishing Institution: | Universität Augsburg |
| Release Date: | 2024/09/20 |
| First Page: | 183 |
| Last Page: | 202 |
| Series: | Journal for Religion and Transformation in Contemporary Society - Supplementa ; 4 |
| DOI: | https://doi.org/10.30965/9783657794898_011 |
| Institutes: | Katholisch-Theologische Fakultät |
| Katholisch-Theologische Fakultät / Biblische Theologie | |
| Katholisch-Theologische Fakultät / Biblische Theologie / Lehrstuhl für Neutestamentliche Wissenschaft | |
| Dewey Decimal Classification: | 2 Religion / 23 Christentum, Christliche Theologie / 230 Christentum, Christliche Theologie |
| Licence (German): |  CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0: Creative Commons: Namensnennung - Nicht kommerziell - Keine Bearbeitung |
