Book contents
- The Theology of the Gospel of John
- New New Testament Theology
- The Theology of the Gospel of John
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Tables
- Acknowledgments
- Part I John’s Gospel as Narrative Theology
- Chapter 1 John’s Theology: Past and Current Approaches
- Chapter 2 John’s Theological Story
- Chapter 3 John’s Narrative Elements
- Part II John’s Theological Themes
- Part III John’s Theological Contributions
- Bibliography
- Ancient Sources Index
- Modern Authors Index
- Subject Index
Chapter 2 - John’s Theological Story
from Part I - John’s Gospel as Narrative Theology
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 09 August 2025
Book contents
- The Theology of the Gospel of John
- New New Testament Theology
- The Theology of the Gospel of John
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Tables
- Acknowledgments
- Part I John’s Gospel as Narrative Theology
- Chapter 1 John’s Theology: Past and Current Approaches
- Chapter 2 John’s Theological Story
- Chapter 3 John’s Narrative Elements
- Part II John’s Theological Themes
- Part III John’s Theological Contributions
- Bibliography
- Ancient Sources Index
- Modern Authors Index
- Subject Index
Summary
In the last chapter, I introduced narrative theology as the approach of this book. Even though the Gospel of John is itself a narrative, it also communicates its theology by building on an underlying story of God’s relationship with creation. I will focus more on this story in Chapter 4, which examines how the Gospel uses Scripture to share God’s life-giving will. In this chapter I will describe the narrative of the Gospel itself, exploring its genres, rhetoric, and plot. Chapter 3 continues the conversation by exploring the Gospel’s major narrative elements that provide the basis for the thematic chapters that follow in Part II of this book.
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- The Theology of the Gospel of John , pp. 24 - 47Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2025
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