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IN3201 INTRODUCTION TO JOHANNINE LITERATURE (A.Y. 2025/2026)
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Accademic Unit
Biblical Faculty
Description
Johannine Literature is composed of five writings: The Gospel of John, the three Johannine Epistles, and the Book of Revelation. Even if not all exegetes agree that they are from the same author(s), there is a consensus from early church tradition to contemporary scholarship to attribute these New Testament writings to the apostle John. This course will be an introduction to Johannine Literature (gospel, letters, and apocalypse), presenting and discussing their outlines, main themes, theology, and major issues raised by recent scholarship.
Objectives
To introduce students to Johannine Literature and a critical evaluation of the main questions raised in contemporary New Testament scholarship.
Modality
Class lectures and guided discussions.
Evaluation
Students will be evaluated based on a short paper (2 pages), an article review (3 pages), and a book review (5 pages) on topics related to the content of the course. The assignments can be written in English, Italian, French or Spanish.
Information
- Semester: 2° Semestre
- ECTS: 5
Teachers
Segatagara Michel KAMANZI
Lesson schedule/Room
Lessons schedule not available
Bibliography
A nderson , P.N., The Riddles of the Fourth Gospel: An Introduction to John (Minneapolis, MN 2011).
Bauckham, R., The Theology of the Book of Revelation (New Testament Theology; Cambridge 1993).
Beutler , J.H., The Letters of John: Translated and Interpreted (Ana‧lecta Biblica Studia 19; Roma 2023).
Brown , R.E., An Introduction to the Gospel of John (edited by F. Moloney; New Haven – London 2003).
Id., An Introduction to the New Testament (New York 1997).
Id., The Community of The Beloved Disciple ( New York 1979).
Id., The Epistles of John (AB 30; Garden City, N.Y. 1982).
Id., The Gospel according to John , I-II (AB 29-29A; Garden City, N.Y. 1966, 1970).
C asalegno , A., « Perché contemplano la mia Gloria» (Gv 17,24): Introduzione alla teologia del Vangelo di Giovanni (Cinisello Balsamo 2006).
C ulpepper, R.A. – Anderson, P.N., Communities in Dispute: Current Scholarship on the Johannine Epistles (SBL Early Christianity and its Literature 13; Atlanta 2014).
Dodd , C.H, The interpretation of the Fourth Gospel (Cambridge 1953).
Doglio , C., La testimonianza del discepolo: Introduzione alla letteratura giovannea (Graphé 9; Torino 2018).
Ghiberti, G. (ed.), Opera Giovannea (Logos Corso di Studi Biblici 7; Torino 2002).
Hengel, M ., The Johannine Question (London – Philadelphia 1989).
Koester , C.R., Revelation: A New Translation with Introduction and Commentary (AB 38A ; New Haven 2014).
Lieu, J.M. – De Boer, M.C. (eds), The Oxford Handbook of Johannine Studies (Oxford 2018).
Lieu, J.M., The Theology of the Johannine Epistles (New Testament Theology; Cambridge 1991).
Lindars, B. – Edwards, R.B. – Court, J.M., The Johannine Literature (Sheffield 2000).
M artyn , L., History and Theology in the Fourth Gospel (Louisville, KY – London 20033).
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Mlakuzhyil, G ., Christocentric Literary-Dramatic Structure of John’s Gospel (AnBib 117; Rome 20112).
Moloney , F., The Apocalypse of John: A Commentary (Grand Rapids, Michigan 2020).
Moloney , F., The Gospel of John (Sacra Pagina 4; Collegeville, MN 1998).
Powell , M.A., Fortress Introduction to the Gospels (Fortress Press, Minneapolis, MN 2019).
Skinner, C.W., Reading John (Eugene, OR 2015).
V an der watt , J., An introduction to the Johannine Gospel and Letters (London – New York 2007).
Vanni , U., Apocalisse di Giovanni , I-II (a cura di Luca Pedroli) (Assisi 2018).