Jesus As the Way to the Father in the Gospel of John: A Study of the Way Motif and John 14,6 in Its Context (Wissenschaftliche Untersuchungen Zum Neuen Testament 2.reihe, 584)

Cover\nTitle\nAcknowledgements\nTable of Contents\nAbbreviations\nGeneral Introduction\nPart One: A Study of Way Motif\n	Chapter I: Way Motif in Greek-Jewish Literature\n		1. “Way” in Classical Greek Literature\n			1.1 Various Terminologies\n			1.2 Meaning and Usage of όδς\n				1.2.1 Literal Meaning and Usage of όδός\n				1.2.2 Metaphorical Meaning and Usage of όδός\n			1.3 Conclusion\n		2. “Way” in the Hebrew Bible\n			2.1 Important Nouns and Their Significance\n				2.1.1a  דֶּרֶךְ\n					2.1.1.1 A Survey\n					2.1.1.2 Theological Usage\n				2.1.2a  אֹדַח\n				2.1.3a נְחִיכָה  and נָחִיכ\n				2.1.4a  סְסִלָּה and מַסְﬥוּﬥ\n			2.2 Important Verbs and Their Significance\n				2.2.1a הָלַךְ\n					2.2.1.1 Secular Usage\n					2.2.1.2 Theological Usage\n				2.2.2a יָצָא\n				2.2.3a עָלָה and יָרַד\n				2.2.4a נהל\n				2.2.5a  נָחָה\n				2.2.6a  נָהַג I¹⁷⁰\n				2.2.7a  דָּרַךְ\n				2.2.8a  בּוא\n					2.2.8.1 Promise-Fulfilment\n					2.2.8.2 Coming of God/Saviour to His People\n					2.2.8.3 Coming of the People to God\n			2.3 Conclusion\n		3. “Way” in the Septuagint\n			3.1 Important Way-Lexemes\n				3.1.1 Όδός\n					3.1.1.1 In General\n					3.1.1.2 In the Deutero-Canonical Books\n				3.1.2 Other Way-Lexemes\n			3.2 Some Important Verbs of Journey\n				3.2.1 Verbs for “to and fro Movement”\n					3.2.1.1 Πορϵύομαι and ΄Έρχομαι\n					3.2.1.2 Άναβαίνω and Καταβαίνω\n				3.2.2 Verbs for “Leading”\n					3.2.2.1 ΄Άγω\n					3.2.2.2 Έζάγω\n					3.2.2.3 Όδηγϵω\n			3.3 Conclusion\n		4. “Way” in the Dead Sea Scrolls\n		5. “Way” in the Works of Philo and Josephus\n			5.1 Philo of Alexandria\n			5.2 Josephus Flavius\n		6. “Way” in the New Testament\n			6.1 Synoptic Gospels\n			6.2 Acts\n			6.3 Letters\n			6.4 Revelation\n			6.5 Conclusion\n		7. Journey Motif in the Gospel of John\n			7.1 Jesus’ Journeys in General\n				7.1.1 Cosmic Journey\n					7.1.1.1 Journey from the Father into this World\n					7.1.1.2 Departure from this World to the Father\n					7.1.1.3 Return to the Believers\n				7.1.2 Jesus’ Geographical Journey\n			7.2 Jesus’ Cosmic Journey in John 13–14\n			7.3 Believers’ Journey to Jesus\n			7.4 Conclusion\n		8. Contribution to the Study of Way in John 14,6\n			8.1 Prophetic Fulfilment of Future Salvation in Jesus as the Way\n			8.2 The Literary Background of Johannine Journey Language\nPart Two: A Study of John 14,6 in Its Context\n	Chapter II: John 14,6 in Its Literary Context\n	1. Preliminary Observations\n		1.1 Genre of the Farewell Discourse\n		1.2 Unity of the Farewell Discourse\n		1.3 Structure and Organization of John 13–14\n	2. Analysis of the Near and Immediate Context (John 13–14)\n		2.1 The Preceding Near Context (John 13)\n			2.1.1 The Backdrop of the Farewell Discourse (13,1–30)\n				2.1.1.1 The Setting: The Cosmic Journey and the Cosmic Conflict (vv. 1–3)\n				2.1.1.2 “The Way to Go” Prefigured (vv. 4–5)\n				2.1.1.3 Meaning of “the Way to Go” Explained (vv. 6–20)\n				2.1.1.4 Judas’ Journey into Darkness (vv. 21–30)\n			2.1.2 Announcement of Jesus’ Glorification (vv. 31–38)\n				2.1.2.1 Glorification (vv. 31–32)\n				2.1.2.2 Departure (v. 33)\n				2.1.2.3 Commandment of Love (vv. 34–35)\n				2.1.2.4 Prediction of Peter’s Denial (vv. 36–38)\n		2.2 The Immediate Context: Exegesis of John 14,1–14\n			2.2.1 Textual Criticism\n			2.2.2 Structure\n			2.2.3 Syntactical Analysis\n			2.2.4 Translation\n			2.2.5 Interpretation: The Command to Believe and Jesus’ Journey to the Father\n				2.2.5.1 Command to Believe (v. 1)\n				2.2.5.2 Jesus’ Going and Coming Again (vv. 2–3)\n				2.2.5.3 Jesus as the Way to the Father (vv. 4–6)\n				2.2.5.4 Jesus’ Oneness with the Father (vv. 7–11)\n				2.2.5.5 Fruits of Belief in Jesus (vv. 12–14)\n		2.3 The Following Near Context (vv. 15–31)\n			2.3.1 The Command to Love and the Trinitarian God’s Journey to the Believers (vv. 15–24)\n				2.3.1.1 The Command to Love (v. 15)\n				2.3.1.2 The Coming of the Paraclete/the Spirit of Truth (vv. 16–17)\n				2.3.1.3 Coming of the Son (vv. 18–21)\n				2.3.1.4 The Coming of the Father with the Son (vv. 22–24)\n			2.3.2 Recapitulation/Conclusion (vv. 25–31)\n				2.3.2.1 The Eschatological Gifts of Jesus (vv. 25–29)\n				2.3.2.2 Cosmic Conflict and Cosmic Journey (vv. 30–31)\n		2.4 Conclusion\nChapter III: The Unity and Integrity of John 14,6\n	1. Vocabulary in v. 6b\n	2. Relation between v. 6a and v. 6b\n	3. Relation between v. 6 and v. 7\n	4. Thrust of John 14,4–7\n	5. John 14,6 as an έγώ ϵỉμι-Saying\n	6. Conclusion\nChapter IV: Possible Background of John 14,6 and Its Context\n	1. Introductory Views\n	2. Background of “Way” (14,4–6) and Its Context (14,2–3)\n	3. Background of “the Way and the Truth and the Life”\n	4. Background of John 14,6b\n	5. Parallels Between the Contexts of Isa 40,3 and John 14,6\n	6. Influence of Isaiah Quotations in John 12,38–41 upon John 14,7–14\n		6.1 A Brief Examination of John 12,38–41\n		6.2 Influence of John 12,38–41 upon John 14,7–14 and Its Context\n	7. Conclusion\nChapter V: Important Motifs of John 14,6 in the Gospel Context\n	1. “Truth” (άλήθϵια ) in the Gospel of John\n		1.1 Grace and Truth in Jesus Christ (1,14.17)\n		1.2 Doing the Truth (3,21)\n		1.3 Worship in Spirit and Truth (4,23.24)\n		1.4 Witness to the Truth (5,33)\n		1.5 Knowing and Saying the Truth (8,32.40.45.46; 16,7)\n		1.6 Truth and Life (8,44)\n		1.7 Jesus as the Truth (14,6)\n		1.8 The Spirit of Truth (14,17; 15,26; 16,13)\n		1.9 Sanctification in the Truth (17,17.19)\n		1.10 Truth on Trial (18,37.38)\n		1.11 Conclusion\n	2. “Life” (ζωή ) in the Gospel of John\n		2.1 Light and Life (1,4; 8,12)\n		2.2 Belief and Life (3,15–16.36)\n		2.3 The Living Water and the Life (4,14)\n		2.4 Reaping for Eternal Life (4,36)\n		2.5 Jesus’ Authority over Life (5,24.26.29)\n		2.6 Witnesses to Jesus and Life (5,39.40)\n		2.7 The Bread of Life (6,27.33.35.40.47.48.51.53.54.63.68)\n		2.8 Jesus’ Words and Life (6,63.68)\n		2.9 Gate/Shepherd and Life (10,10.28)\n		2.10 Resurrection and Life (11,25)\n		2.11 Earthly Life (ψνχή) and Eternal Life (12,25)\n		2.12 Commandment and Eternal Life (12,50)\n		2.13 Jesus as the Life (14,6)\n		2.14 Knowledge of God and Jesus and Eternal Life (17,2.3)\n		2.15 Purpose of the Gospel and Life (20,31)\n		2.16 Conclusion\n	3. Relation of Way with Truth and Life\n	4. “Father” in the Gospel of John\n		4.1 Jesus’ Relationship with the Father/God\n			4.1.1 Jesus’ Exclusive Relationship with the Father\n				4.1.1.1 Jesus as the Only Son of the Father (1,14)\n				4.1.1.2 Jesus as the Exegete of the Father (1,18)\n				4.1.1.3 Jesus’ Authority from the Father over Everything (3,35; 13,3a; 17,2)\n				4.1.1.4 God as Jesus’ Own Father and Jesus’ Equality with God (John 5)\n				4.1.1.5 Jesus as the Son of Man with the Father’s Seal (6,27)\n				4.1.1.6 Jesus as the Only One Who Has Seen the Father (6,46)\n				4.1.1.7 Jesus’ Relationship with “the Living Father” (6,57)\n				4.1.1.8 Jesus’ Origin and Identity under Question (8,12–59)\n				4.1.1.9 Jesus’ Oneness with the Father as the Messiah and the Son of God (John 10)\n				4.1.1.10 Jesus’ Prayer to the Father (11,41–42; 12,27–28; 17,1–26)\n				4.1.1.11 The Father as the Provenance and Destination of Jesus’ Journey\n				4.1.1.12 Jesus’ Relationship with the Father in Various Ways\n			4.1.2 Jesus’ Relationship with “God” (θϵός)\n		4.2 Believers’ Relationship with the Father/God\n			4.2.1 In Terms of πατήρ\n			4.2.2 In Terms of θϵός\n			4.2.3 Significance of “No One Comes to the Father Except through Me”\n				4.2.3.1 Significance of “No One” (ούδϵίς)\n				4.2.3.2 Significance of “Come to” (ἓρχομαι πρός)\n				4.2.3.3 Significance of “the Father” (ό παήρ)\n				4.2.3.4 Significance of “Except through Me” (ϵլ μι ͗έμού)\n		4.3 Conclusion\nChapter VI: John 14,6 in the Context of “I Am”-Sayings\n	1. Introductory Remarks\n	2. Classification\n	3. Possible Sources and Background ofέγώ ϵỉμι -Sayings\n		3.1 Exodus 3,14\n		3.2a\r אג׳ העא and ׳הגה\n		3.3 “I”-Style Speeches in Wisdom Literature\n		3.4 Synoptic Tradition and Johannine έγώ ϵլμι\n	4.Έγώ ϵỉμι without Images\n		4.1 Έγώ ϵỉμι Addressed to the Samaritan Woman (4,26)\n		4.2 Έγώ ϵỉμι Addressed to the Disciples on the Waters (6,20)\n		4.3 Έγώ ϵỉμι Addressed to the Jews (8,18.24.28.58)\n		4.4 Έγώ ϵỉμι before the Betrayal (13,19)\n		4.5 Έγώ ϵỉμι Addressed to Jesus’ Enemies (18,5.6.8)\n	5. Έγώ ϵỉμι with Images\n		5.1 Jesus as the Bread of Life (6,35.41.48.51)\n		5.2 Jesus as the Light of the World (8,12)\n		5.3 Jesus as the Gate and the Good Shepherd (10,7.9.11.14)\n			5.3.1 Context of the Shepherd Discourse\n				5.3.1.1 Macro Context\n				5.3.1.2 Micro Context\n			5.3.2 Structure\n			5.3.3 Interpretation\n				5.3.3.1 The παριμία (vv. 1–6)\n				5.3.3.2 Jesus as the Gate (vv. 7–10)\n				5.3.3.3 Jesus as the Good Shepherd (vv. 11–18)\n			5.3.4 Conclusion\n		5.4 Jesus as the Resurrection and the Life (11,25–26)\n		5.5 Jesus as the Vine (15,1.5)\n	6. John 14,6 in Relation to other έγώ ϵỉμι -Sayings\n		6.1 In Relation to Absolute έγώ ϵỉμι-Sayings\n			6.1.1 John 14,6 as a Revelatory Statement\n			6.1.2 έγώ ϵỉμι as Expression of Jesus’ Oneness with the Father\n		6.2 In Relation to έγώ ϵỉμιSayings with Images\n			6.2.1 Relation with the Context\n			6.2.2 Significance of Soteriology\n			6.2.3 Relation between Gate and Way\n			6.2.4 Significance of Truth\n			6.2.5 Significance of Life\n			6.2.6 Significance of Exclusivism and Uniqueness\n			6.2.7 Significance of Inclusivism and Universality\n			6.2.8 Images and Their/Jesus’ Relationship with the Father\n	7. Conclusion\nChapter VII: John 14,6 in Its Historical Context\n	1. Is Exclusivism of John 14,6 Caused by Expulsion from the Synagogue?\n	2. Is John 14,6 an Anti-Judaistic and a Sectarian View?\n	3. Possible Historical Context for the Exclusive Claim in John 14,6\n		3.1 An Appeal to the Context of Acts 4,12\n		3.2 Relation between Worship and Exclusivism\n		3.3 Worship in the Gospel of John\n		3.4 Possibility for an Early High Christology\n	4. Conclusion\nChapter VIII: John 14,6 in the Context of Today’s Religious Pluralism\n	1. Universal Salvation in John\n		1.1 Universalism in John 14,6 and in Its Immediate Context\n		1.2 Universalism in the Broad Context\n			1.2.1 Significance of “the World” (κόομος)\n			1.2.2 One Flock and One Shepherd (10,16)\n			1.2.3 Gathering God’s Children (11,51–52)\n			1.2.4 Salvation for the Gentiles (12,20–23.32; 19,19–20)\n	2. Juxtaposition of Exclusivism and Universalism in Acts 4,12; 1 Tim 2,3–5\n	3. The Catholic Church’s Approach to Other Religions\n	4. Conclusion\nGeneral Conclusion\nBibliography\nIndex of References\nIndex of Modern Authors\nIndex of Subjects