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This study describes the embedding of the Gospel of John in the city life of Ephesus. It uses the epigraphical and historical materials of first-century Ephesus as the point of reference for a reading of John.
The study is a specific demonstration of the linguistic supposition that the use of the same (combination of) words in different co-texts evokes semantic similarities and dissimilarities which influence the process of giving meaning to a text. Reading John against the background of Ephesus influences its impact.
Five topics have been selected: the use of names; the use of the titles for the emperors and Artemis in relation to the titles used for Jesus; the social city life; the group formations; and the function of the high priests in relation to the imperial cult.
The study is a specific demonstration of the linguistic supposition that the use of the same (combination of) words in different co-texts evokes semantic similarities and dissimilarities which influence the process of giving meaning to a text. Reading John against the background of Ephesus influences its impact.
Five topics have been selected: the use of names; the use of the titles for the emperors and Artemis in relation to the titles used for Jesus; the social city life; the group formations; and the function of the high priests in relation to the imperial cult.
Price: $236.00
Pages: 232
Publisher: Brill
Imprint: Brill
Series: Novum Testamentum, Supplements
Publication Date:
01 February 1996
ISBN: 9789004105300
Format: Other
Sjef van Tilborg, Th.D. (1972) in Biblical Studies, University of Nijmegen (Netherlands) is Professor of Biblical Exegesis in the Department of Literary-Historical Theology at the same university. He has published on the subjects of literary theory, the Synoptics and John.