The adaptable Jesus of the fourth gospel : : the pedagogy of the logos / / by Jason S. Sturdevant.

• Superior document: Supplements to Novum Testamentum, Volume 162
• VerfasserIn: Sturdevant, Jason S.,
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden, Netherlands ;, Boston, [Massachusetts] : : Brill,, 2015.; ©2015
• Year of Publication: 2015
• Language: English
• Series: Supplements to Novum Testamentum ; Volume 162.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (269 pages)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.

In The Adaptable Jesus of the Fourth Gospel , Jason S. Sturdevant argues that the Gospel of John portrays Jesus as an adaptable teacher, who accommodates to different people in various ways to a singular end, to bring each to faith. In the same way, the Logos accommodates to humanity via the incarnation. Adaptability serves as both an interpersonal and universal category. Early Christian interpretations of John, especially that of John Chrysostom, describe the Jesus of John by echoing characterizations of the ideal Greco-Roman pedagogue, adapting to his diverse students. By looking to such interpretations, as well as illumination from the milieu of the Fourth Evangelist, Jason S. Sturdevant provides a new lens through which to understand the characterization of the Johannine Jesus.

Table of Contents

Preliminary Material -- Introduction: Adaptability and the Fourth Gospel -- 1 Adaptability in the World of the Fourth Gospel: Presuppositions and Principles -- 2 Descent and Adaptability: The Pedagogy of the Logos in Philo and the Fourth Gospel -- 3 Adapting to Extremes: Variation and Progression in John (3–4) -- 4 With Words and Tears: The Sisters of Bethany in John 11:1–12:8 -- 5 Receiving the Resurrected Jesus: Mary Magdalene and Thomas (John 20) -- 6 The Shepherd and the Witness: Jesus with Peter and the Beloved Disciple -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index of Modern Authors -- Index of Ancient Sources -- Index of Subjects.