Acknowledgements
Abbreviations
Introduction: The Johannine Enigma
1. Understanding the Context of the Johannine Enigma
The Study of Early Christianity
The Thesis of Walter Bauer
The Reply of H. E. W. Turner
Understanding Early Christianity
The Semantic Problem
H. E. W. Turner's "Fixed" and "Flexible" Elements
The Lex Orandi and Development
Politics, Community, and Faith
Edward Norman and the Politicization of Christianity
The Shadow of Albert Schweitzer, a Political Christ, and Liberation Theology
Ernst Käsemann: The Fourth Gospel and the Nexus of History and Theology
2. Understanding the Fourth Gospel
1. The Study of the New Testament
Historical Criticism and Biblical Studies
Hermeneutical Circles
The Circle of Reader and Text
The Circle of Things and Words
The Circle of Whole and Parts
2. Introduction to the Fourth Gospel
3. The Johannine Redaction
4. Studying the Fourth Gospel
The Johannine Transposition
Redaction Criticism and the Fourth Gospel
5. Johannine Motifs
6. The Beloved Disciple in the Fourth Gospel
7. Beyond the Fourth Gospel
8. The Fourth Gospel in the Modern Context
3. Understanding the Modern Context
1. The Phenomenon of Modern Technology
2. The Autonomy of Technology
3. Technology and Modern Society
4. The "Technological Fix" Syndrome and the Liberal Ideal
5. The Question of Technology
4. The Politics of Eternity: Johannine Theology Today
Notes
Chapter 1: Understanding the Context of the Johannine Enigma
Chapter 2: Understanding the Fourth Gospel
Chapter 3: Understanding the Modern Context
Chapter 4: The Politics of Eternity
Bibliography
Commentaries on the Gospel of John
Books and Articles on the Gospel of John, Early Christianity, and Biblical Theology
Books and Articles on the Technological Society
Index