Reading John in Ephesus

Erscheinungsjahr 1996
ISBN: 978-90-04-10530-0
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 83, 232 Seiten, Format (B × H): 165 mm x 246 mm, Gewicht: 590 g

Reihe: Novum Testamentum, Supplements

This study describes the embedding of the Gospel of John in the city life of Ephesus. It uses the epigraphical and historical materials of first-century Ephesus as the point of reference for a reading of John.
The study is a specific demonstration of the linguistic supposition that the use of the same (combination of) words in different co-texts evokes semantic similarities and dissimilarities which influence the process of giving meaning to a text. Reading John against the background of Ephesus influences its impact.
Five topics have been selected: the use of names; the use of the titles for the emperors and Artemis in relation to the titles used for Jesus; the social city life; the group formations; and the function of the high priests in relation to the imperial cult.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Tilborg, Sjef van

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Bibelwissenschaften Bibelwissenschaften: Sachbuch, Erbauung, Didaktik

Über Autor(innen)

Sjef van Tilborg, Th.D. (1972) in Biblical Studies, University of Nijmegen (Netherlands) is Professor of Biblical Exegesis in the Department of Literary-Historical Theology at the same university. He has published on the subjects of literary theory, the Synoptics and John.