The Gospel of John and Christian Theology

The first St. Andrews Conference on Scripture and Theology (2005) brought leading biblical scholars and systematic theologians together in conversation, helping to bridge a growing gap between the two disciplines. The essays here consider John's Gospel from many angles, addressing a number of key issues that arise from a theological discussion of this text: John's dualism in our pluralist context, historicity and testimony, the treatment of Judaism, Christology, and more.

Contributors:* “Fourth Gospel and the Quest for Jesus: Modern Foundations Reconsidered”--Paul N. Anderson(George Fox Seminary)* ”Johannine Dualism and Contemporary Pluralism” --Stephen C. Barton(University of Durham)* “Theology and the Passion: Irenaeus reads John"--D. Jeffrey Bingham (Southwestern Seminary)* “The Historicity of the Gospel of John: From What Perspective Should It Be Assessed?”--C. Stephan Evans(Baylor University)** "‘The Jews who had believed in him’ (John 8:31) and the Motif of Apostasy in John"--Terry Griffith (Trinity Baptist Church/Spurgeon’s College, England)* * "The Prologue of the Gospel of John as the Gateway to Christological Truth"--Martin Hengel(Emeritus Tubingen)** "The Economy of Knowledge in the Gospel of John. The Question of Docetism in the Fourth Gospel from a Semiotic Point of View"--Kasper Bro Larsen (University of Aarhus, Denmark)** "Glory or Persecution — The God of the Gospel of John in the History of Interpretation"--Tord Larsson(University of Lund, Sweden)** “Anti-Judaism in the Gospel of John?”--Judith Lieu(Kings College, London)** "John 17:21-23: Perichoresis, Trinity, Communio-Church and the World"--Jurgen Moltmann(Emeritus Tubingen)** ”Anti-Judaism in the Gospel of John?”--Steve Motyer(London School of Theology)** “The Testimony of Works in the Gospel of John”--Murray Rae(University of Otago)** “The Truth will set you Free: Salvation as Revelation”--Anastasia Scrutton(Ph.D candidate, Durham)** ’Johannine Dualism and Contemporary Pluralism “--Miroslav Volf* “The Raising of Lazarus: multidisciplinary perspectives” Marianne Meye Thompson(Fuller Theological Seminary), Alan Torrance(St Andrews), Andrew Lincoln (University of Gloucestershire), Richard Bauckham,(St Andrews) .Carl Mosser(Eastern University, Pennsylvania) and Sigve K. Tonstad.* Concluding address--Rowan Williams(Archbishop of Canterbury)

The symposium also included a number of other short papers on Anti-Judaism in the Fourth Gospel, miracles in John, the incarnation, and The Wrath of God.
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In recent years, the disciplines of biblical studies and systematic theology have grown apart and largely lost the means of effective communication with one another. Unfortunately, this relational disconnect affects more than just these particular fields of study; it impacts the life of the church as a whole. The first St. Andrews Conference on Scripture and Theology brought leading biblical scholars and systematic theologians together in conversation, seeking to bridge the biblical-theological gap.