The Theology of the Gospel of John (New Testament Theology)

by D. Moody Smith

Publisher:

Cambridge University Press

, 1995

Overview

D. Moody Smith lucidly explains the theological ideas of the Gospel of John, one of the most important documents of the New Testament. He concentrates on its presentation of Jesus as the Christ, and deals also with such topics as God, the scriptures, the Church, and the spirit. These topics are related insofar as possible to the specific setting in which the Gospel was written, since one cannot understand such theological concepts in the abstract. The book is an ideal introduction to the question of the origin of the Gospel of John as well as its theology.

Key Features

Contents

• Editor's preface
• Preface
• List of abbreviations
• 1. Introduction
• 2. The setting and sources of Johannine theology
• 3. The themes of Johannine theology
• 4. The theology of John and the issues it raises
• Indexes

[Smith's] latest study is fresh, thought-provoking and consistently to the point. Much is packed into a brief compass, but always in an accessible style. . . ..this ia a valuable and well-written introduction to the teaching of John's Gospel, and one that must be warmly welcomed by all its students.

—Church Times

D. Moody Smith, as we have come to expect, has given us a well-written and comprehensive survey of major theological themes in the Gospel of John. I have no hesitation in recommending this volume as an introduction to the Gospel at the undergraduate level. The readability of the text and S.'s overall style make this book particulalrly suitable for introducing the Gospel at this level.

—Wayne Litke, Religious Studies and Theology

Solid scholarship presented in a highly accessible manner. Highly recommended.

—John Fitzgerald, Religious Studies Review

Product Details

• Title: The Theology of the Gospel of John
• Author: D. Moody Smith
• Series: Cambridge New Testament Theology
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Print Publication Date: 1995
• Pages: 218
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Resource ID: LLS:NTTHEO64JN
• Resource Type: text.monograph.biblical-theology
• Metadata Last Updated: 2024-05-24T19:49:21Z

About D. Moody Smith

Five years after beginning his teaching career at the Methodist Theological School in Ohio, Moody Smith joined the Duke faculty, where he taught in the Divinity School as well as the Graduate Program in Religion, in 1965. From 1974 through 1980 he was Director of Graduate Studies in Religion. In the course of his graduate teaching he directed the dissertations of two dozen New Testament Ph.D. students, most of whom subsequently taught in theological schools, from Indonesia to the Central African Republic. Although his research centered on the Gospel and Epistles of John, on which he has published extensively, he taught a wide range of New Testament courses, particularly on the Gospels and Jesus. This broader interest is reflected in the introduction, Anatomy of New Testament (6th ed., with Robert A. Spivey and C. Clifton Black, 2007), which has been in print continuously since published in 1969. Early in his career Smith spent two years in postdoctoral study, first in Zurich and Basel (1963-64; Lilly Fellowship) and then in Cambridge (1970-71; Guggenheim Fellowship). In 1990 and 1991 he was a resident member of the Center of Theological Inquiry in Princeton. In 1996 he was presented a Festschrift, Exploring the Gospel of John in Honor of D. Moody Smith. Edited by two former graduate students, R. Alan Culpepper, Dean of McAfee School of Theology at Mercer University and C. Clifton Black, Otto A. Piper Professor of Biblical Theology at Princeton Theological Seminary, it is still in print. In 1999 he served as President of the Society of Biblical Literature.