RLST 152: Introduction to the New Testament History and Literature
Lecture 12 - Johannine Christianity: The Letters. The Jesus of the Gospel of John often speaks in riddles so that his dialogues with characters such as Nicodemus appear confusing, rather than clarifying. The focus, however, of the Gospel of John is on Christology. In the Gospel, Jesus is divine. So it is also in 1 John, where many of the themes of the Gospel are echoed. 1, 2, and 3 John possibly present us with correspondences of the Johannine community, a sectarian group insisting on the divinity and humanity of Jesus, against the Docetists and other differing forms of early Christianity. (from oyc.yale.edu)
| Lecture 12 - Johannine Christianity: The Letters |
| Time | Lecture Chapters |
| [00:00:00] | 1. Riddles and Division in the Gospel of John |
| [00:13:24] | 2. Differing Christologies in Early Christianity |
| [00:24:23] | 3. Themes in 1 John |
| [00:36:38] | 4. Sectarianism and 1 John |
| [00:41:50] | 5. The Changing Community of 2 and 3 John |
| References |
| Lecture 12 - Johannine Christianity: The Letters Instructor: Professor Dale B. Martin. Transcript [html]. Audio [mp3]. Download Video [mov]. |
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