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The Johannine Writings
by Paul Wilhelm Schmiedel, translated by Maurice Arthur Canney
611098The Johannine WritingsMaurice Arthur CanneyPaul Wilhelm Schmiedel

CONTENTS

PART I

  THE FOURTH GOSPEL IN COMPARISON WITH THE
  FIRST THREE GOSPELS.

  INTRODUCTION, pp. 3-8.

CHAPTER I

  THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE FIRST THREE GOSPELS AND THE FOURTH, pp. 9-46.

   1. Duration of Jesus Ministry, 9 f.; 2. Scene of Jesus' Ministry, 2-13;
   3. The Classes of people amongst whom Jesus moved, 13-16; 4. Course of
   Jesus' Ministry, 16-18; 5. Jesus' works of wonder, 18-25; 6. The
   general picture of Jesus, 25-30; 7. Genuine human characteristics in
   Jesus? 30-33; 8. Development of Jesus in the course of his work, 33-35;
   9. Form of Jesus' discourses, 35 f.; 10. Subject of Jesus' discourses,
   37-39; 11. Demands made by Jesus in his discourses, 40-43; 12.
   Misunderstandings as regards Jesus' discourses, 43-46.

CHAPTER II

  ATTEMPTS TO RECONCILE THE FIRST THREE GOSPELS WITH THE FOURTH, pp. 47-68.

   1. Earlier attempts to reconcile them completely, 47-49; 2. Modern
   attempts to reconcile them approximately, 49 f.; 3. Use of the
   Synoptics by Jn., 51 f.; 4. Is Jn.'s purpose simply to supplement and
   correct? 52 f.; 5. Jn.'s purpose not merely to supplement and correct,
   53-57; 6. Are several journeys of Jesus to Jerusalem presupposed in Mt.
   xxiii. 37? 57-61; 7. Is Jesus relationship to God in Mt. xi. 27 the
   same as in Jn.? 61-66; 8. Inaccurate recollection on the part of the
   Apostle John? 67 f .

CHAPTER III

  DECISION AS TO WHICH is THE MORE TRUSTWORTHY: THE STORY OF THE FIRST THREE
  GOSPELS OR OF THE FOURTH, pp. 69-139.

   1. Reasons for favouring Jn., 691; 2. Preference for the Synoptics on
   the whole, 71; 3. Influence of Jesus with his hearers, 71 f.; 4. Course
   of Jesus' public work, 72 f.; 5. Jesus style of speaking, 73 f.; 6.
   Misunderstandings as regards Jesus' discourses, 74; 7. Repetitions in
   Jesus' discourses, 74 f.; 8. Leaves in Jn. wrongly arranged? 75 f.; 9.
   Careless description in Jn., 76-78; 10. Colourless descriptions in Jn.,
   78 f.; 11. The picture of John the Baptist, 79 f.; 12. Injudicious
   reliance on the Synoptics, 81-83; 13. Astounding nature of the miracles
   of Jesus in Jn., 83 f.; 14. Are miracles possible? 84-88; 15. Must we
   believe in miracles? 88-93; 16. Silence of the Synoptics as to the
   miracles in Jn., 93 f.; 17. The miracles in Jn. symbolic, 95-100; 18.
   The Feeding a fact for Jn. in spite of all? 101-106; 19. Are the other
   miracles facts for Jn.? 106-110; 20. Traditions known only to Jn.?
   110-112; 21. Amplification of the story of Lazarus on the basis of Lk.,
   112-115; 22. Other amplifications in Jn., 115-117; 23. Divergence as to
   Jesus' death, 117-119; 24. Day of Jesus' death according to the
   Synoptics conceivable, 119-126; 25. The day of Jesus' death
   artificially fixed in Jn., 126-130; 26. The story of Jesus'
   resurrection, 130-134; 27. Introduction of conditions of a later
   period, 134-136; 28. Precise statements of time in Jn., 136-138;
   Conclusion, 1381

CHAPTER IV

  FUNDAMENTAL IDEAS OF THE FOURTH GOSPEL AND THEIR ORIGINS, pp. 140-166.

  INTRODUCTION, p. 140.

   1. Revelation through "the Word" (the Logos), 141 f.; 2. The Logos as
   reason, 142-144; 3. Jesus as Logos in the New Testament Epistles,
   144-146; 4. Mingling of religions at the time of Jn., 147 f.; 5.
   Gnosticism, 148-151; 6. The Prologue of the Fourth Gospel, 151-154; 7.
   Jesus as Logos throughout the Fourth Gospel, 154 f.; 8. Suppression of
   human traits in Jesus, 156-158; 9. Kingdom of God and Kingdom of the
   Devil according to Jn., 158 f.; 10. Children of God and of the Devil,
   159 f.; 11. Softening of the opposition, 160-162; 12. Difference
   between Jn. and the Gnostics, 162-164; 13. Jn.'s leaning to the
   teaching of the Church, 164 f.; Conclusion, 165 f.

PART II

  ORIGIN AND VALUE OF THE GOSPEL, EPISTLES, AND REVELATION OF JOHN.

  INTRODUCTION, p. 169.

CHAPTER I

  AUTHOR OF THE FOURTH GOSPEL AND DATE AT WHICH IT WAS WRITTEN, pp. 170-203.

   1. Papias' teacher in Ephesus: John the Elder, 170-173; 2. Polycarp's
   teacher in Ephesus: John the Elder, 173 f.; 3. The Apostle John not in
   Ephesus, 174 f.; 4. Confusion of the two Johns, 175-177; 5. Early death
   of the Apostle John (in Palestine), 177 f.; 6. Result as far as the
   Fourth Gospel is concerned, 178 f.; 7. The Testimony of the beloved
   disciple, 179-181; 8. Further witness of the author to himself (Jn.
   xix. 35), 181-183; 9. No deception in writing under pseudonyms,
   183-185; 10. Chapter xxi. an appendix from another pen, 186 f.; 11. The
   real picture of John the Apostle, 187 f.; 12. Mistakes as to the
   condition of things in Palestine, 188 f.; 13. John the Elder not the
   writer of the Fourth Gospel, 189 f.; 14. What kind of person was the
   Fourth Evangelist? 190 f.; 15. Date at which the Fourth Gospel was
   composed, 191 1; 16. The Apostle is not mentioned as the author until
   after the year 170 A.D., 192-194; 17. Value of these "external
   evidences," 194-196; 18. The Gospel not used before 140, 197 f.; 19.
   Used without recognition in the years 140-170, 199; 20. Conclusion as
   to the "external evidences," 199 f.; 21. Mention of Bar Cochba's
   insurrection in Jn. v. 43, 200 f.; 22. The Fourth Gospel not the work
   of several authors, 201-203.

CHAPTER II

  THE FIRST EPISTLE OF JOHN, pp. 204-212.

   1. Main purpose: to oppose the Gnostics, 204 f.; 2. Agreement with
   Gnosticism, 206; 3. Nature of the opposition to Gnosticism, 207 f.; 4.
   The Epistle not by the author of the Gospel, 208-210; 5. Date of
   composition, 210 f.; 6. Secondary purpose: recommendation of the Fourth
   Gospel/ 211 f.

CHAPTER III

  THE SECOND AND THIRD EPISTLES OF JOHN, pp. 213-217.

   1. Purpose of the two Epistles, 213 f.; 2. Address of the two Epistles,
   214 f.; 3. Author of the two Epistles and date of composition, 215-217.

CHAPTER IV

  THE "REVELATION" OF JOHN, pp. 218-232.

   1. Various interpretations, 218 f.; 2. Combination of separate
   fragments, 219 f.; 3. A Leaflet on the fate of Jerusalem, 221; 4.
   Prophecy concerning Rome and the First Beast, 222-225; 5. The Number
   666, 226 f.; 6. Time of composition, 227; 7. The author not the author
   of the Fourth Gospel, 227 f.; 8. The author not the Apostle John, 228
   f.; 9. The author John the Elder? 229-231; 10. Spirit of the book, 231
   f .

CHAPTER V

  SPIRIT AND VALUE OF THE GOSPEL AND EPISTLES OF JOHN, pp. 233-258.

   1. Admission of the Gentiles into the Christian body, 233-235; 2.
   Struggle with the Jews, 235 f.; 3. Appreciation of Montanism and
   Gnosticism, 236 f.; 4. Ideas about the state after death, 237; 5. Jesus
   the Son of God and Logos in heaven, 238 f.; 6. Emphasis on the Church,
   239-241; 7. Jesus as a divine being upon earth, 241 f.; 8. Why did Jn.
   write a Gospel? 242 f.; 9. Some special ideas of abiding value, 244 f.;
   10. Communion with God, 245 f.; 11. Redemption through Jesus, 246-253;
   12. Spiritualising of materialistic ideas, 253-255; 13. Final
   appreciation, 255-258.

APPENDIX, pp. 261-280.

   Note to page 248, 261-269. Note to page 250, 270-277. Books
   recommended, 279 f.

   INDEX . . . . . pp. 281-285

   BIBLICAL PASSAGES EXPLAINED . . . . . p. 287
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The Johannine Writings
by Paul Wilhelm Schmiedel, translated by Maurice Arthur Canney
611098The Johannine WritingsMaurice Arthur CanneyPaul Wilhelm Schmiedel