The Gospel of John and Christian Origins

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THE GOSPEL OF JOHN AND CHRISTIAN ORIGINS THE GOSPEL OF JOHN AND CHRISTIAN ORIGINS JOHN ASHTON Fortress Press Minneapolis THE GOSPEL OF JOHN AND CHRISTIAN ORIGINS Copyright © 2014 Fortress Press. All rights reserved. Except for brief quotations in critical articles or reviews, no part of this book may be reproduced in any manner without prior written permission from the publisher. Visit http://www.augsburgfortress.org/copyrights/ or write to Permissions, Augsburg Fortress, Box 1209, Minneapolis, MN 55440. Scripture quotations, apart from the author’s own translations, are from the Revised Standard Version Bible, copyright © 1973 by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the USA. Used by permission. All rights reserved. Cover image © Thinkstock Cover design: Tory Herman Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Ashton, John, 1931The gospel of John and Christian origins / John Ashton. pages cm Includes bibliographical references. ISBN 978-1-4514-7214-1 (pbk. : alk. paper) — ISBN 978-1-4514-7982-9 (ebook) 1. Bible. John–Criticism, interpretation, etc. 2. Christianity and other religions–Judaism. 3. Judaism–Relations–Christianity, 4. Christianity–Origin. I. Title. BS2615.52.A83 2014 226.5’06–dc23 2013034858 The paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of American National Standard for Information Sciences — Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, ANSI Z329.48-1984. Manufactured in the U.S.A. This book was produced using PressBooks.com, and PDF rendering was done by PrinceXML. For Philip and Patricia The enquiry of truth, which is the lovemaking or wooing of it; the knowledge of truth, which is the presence of it; and the belief in truth, which is the enjoying of it—is the sovereign good of human nature. –—Francis Bacon ...