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Reading the Gospel of John’s Christology as Jewish Messianism: Royal, Prophetic, and Divine Messiahs. Leiden: Brill, 2018. (Ancient Judaism and Early Christianity; v. 106) [ Citation Page ] Reading the Gospel of John’s Christology as Jewish Messianism Royal, Prophetic, and Divine Messiahs Edited, by Benjamin E. Reynolds Gabriele Boccaccini BRILL LEIDEN | BOSTON [ Title Page ] Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Names: Reynolds, Benjamin E., 1977- editor. Title: Reading the Gospel of John’s Christology as Jewish Messianism: royal, prophetic, and divine messiahs / edited by Benjamin E. Reynolds, Gabriele Boccaccini. Description: Leiden; Boston: Brill, 2018. | Series: Ancient Judaism and early Christianity, issn 1871-6636 ; volume 106 | Includes bibliographical references. Identifiers: lccn 2018023802 (print) | lccn 2018025148 (ebook) | isbn 9789004376045 (E-book) | isbn 9789004349759 (hardback: alk. paper) Subjects: lcsh: Bible.John—Criticism, interpretation, etc. | Jesus Christ—Person and offices—Biblical teaching. | Jesus Christ—Messiahship—Biblical teaching. | Jesus Christ—Jewish interpretations. Classification: LCC BS2615.52 (ebook) I LCC BS2615.52 .R435 2018 (print) | DDC 226.5/06—dc23 lc record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2018023802 Typeface for the Latin, Greek, and Cyrillic scripts: “Brill”. See and download: brill.com/brill-typeface. ISSN 1871-6636 isbn 978-90-04-34975-9 (hardback) ISBN 978-90-04-37604-5 (e-book) Copyright 2018 by Koninklijke Brill nv, Leiden, The Netherlands. Koninklijke Brill nv incorporates the imprints Brill, Brill Hes & De Graaf, Brill Nijhoff, Brill Rodopi, Brill Sense and Hotei Publishing. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, translated, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without prior written permission from the publisher. Authorization to photocopy items for internal or personal use is granted by Koninklijke Brill nv provided that the appropriate fees are paid directly to The Copyright Clearance Center, 222 Rosewood Drive, Suite 910, Danvers, ma 01923, USA. Fees are subject to change. This book is printed on acid-free paper and produced in a sustainable manner. [ Title Page Verso ] Contents Preface .... ix Gabriele Boccaccini List of Abbreviations .... xiii Notes on Contributors .... xviii Introduction 1 Reading the Gospel of John’s Christology as Jewish Messianism: An Introduction .... 3 Benjamin E. Reynolds PART 1 John’s Jesus as a Jewish Messiah: Paths Taken and Not Taken 2 The Gospel of John’s Christology as Evidence for Early Jewish Messianic Expectations: Challenges and Possibilities .... 13 Benjamin E. Reynolds 3 The Gospel of John as Jewish Messianism: Formative Influences and Neglected Avenues in the History of Scholarship .... 43 James E McGrath PART 2 John’s Word and Jewish Messianic Interpretation 4 “And The Word Was God”: John’s Christology and Jesus’s Discourse in Jewish Context .... 69 Adele Reinhartz 5 Johannine Christology and Prophetic Traditions: The Case of Isaiah .... 92 Catrin H. Williams 6 Messianic Exegesis in the Fourth Gospel .... 124 Jocelyn McWhirter [ Page v ] [ Page ] VI CONTENTS PART 3 John’s Royal Messiah 7 Son of God as Anointed One? Johannine Davidic Christology and Second Temple Messianism .... 151 Beth M. Stovell 8 Divine Kingship and Jesus’s Identity in Johannine Messianism .... 178 Marida Nicolaci 9 David’s Sublation of Moses: A Davidic Explanation for the Mosaic Christology of the Fourth Gospel .... 203 Joel Willitts PART 4 John’s Prophetic Messiah 10 “When the Christ Appears, Will He Do More Signs Than This Man Has Done?” (John 7:31): Signs and the Messiah in the Gospel of John .... 229 Meredith J. C. Warren 11 Christological Transformation of the Motif of “Living Water” (John 4; 7): Prophetic Messiah Expectations and Wisdom Tradition .... 248 Andrea Taschl-Erber 12 Jesus, the Eschatological Prophet in the Fourth Gospel: A Case Study in Dialectical Tensions .... 271 Paul N Anderson PART 5 John’s Messiah and Divinity 13 Wisdom and Logos Traditions in Judaism and John’s Christology .... 303 William Loader 14 From Jewish Prophet to Jewish God: Howjohn Made the Divine Jesus Uncreated .... 335 Gabriele Boccaccini [ Page ] VII 15 Jesus—the Divine Bridegroom? John 2-4 and Its Christological Implications .... 358 Ruben Zimmermann 16 The Divine Name that the Son Shares with the Father in the Gospel of John .... 387 Charles A. Gieschen 17 John 5:19-30: The Son of God is the Apocalyptic Son of Man .... 411 Crispin Fletcher-Louis Epilogue Epilogue: The Early Jewish Messiah of the Gospel of John .... 437 Benjamin E. Reynolds Index of Ancient Sources .... 451 Index of Modern Authors .... 480 Subject Index .... 486 ***** This is the end of the e-text. This e-text was brought to you by Tyndale University, J. William Horsey Library - Tyndale Digital Collections *****