The Ethics of John: Retrospect and Prospects - (Biblical Interpretation) (Hardcover)

About the Book

What does John have to offer in terms of ethical content? In this volume, leading experts evaluate Jan van der Watt's recent major contributions to this question and explore future prospects for the study of Johannine ethics.

Book Synopsis

Over the past two decades the scholarly conversation has shifted from the practically consensus view that John has little to offer in terms of ethical content to a more robust understanding of how Johannine literature engages ethical questions. This process recently reached a milestone with the publication of two seminal tomes on Johannine ethics by Jan van der Watt. Based on the Radboud Prestige Lectures he delivered on this topic, the present volume evaluates van der Watt's approach by submitting it to critical evaluation by leading specialists in the field, and explores future prospects for the study of Johannine ethics.

About the Author

Jan G. van der Watt, DD (1986) and D.Litt (1999), University of Pretoria, is Emeritus Professor of New Testament at Radboud University Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
Matthijs den Dulk, Ph.D. (2015), University of Chicago, is Associate Professor of New Testament and Early Christian Literature at Radboud University Nijmegen, The Netherlands, and the Academic Director of the Netherlands School for Advanced Studies in Theology and Religion (NOSTER).