Themes, Lexemes, and »Mnemes«

Samuel L. Voo untersucht kombinierte Anspielungen im vierten Evangelium und in der antiken jüdischen Literatur. Er entwickelt eine Methodik, die Erkenntnisse der antiken Medienkultur einbezieht und insbesondere die Rolle der Metonymie in kombinierten Anspielungen untersucht.Introduction
Chapter I: The Study of Composite Allusions
I.1. Introduction - I.2. Composite Citations in the New Testament and especially, in the Gospel of John - I.3. The Study of Scriptural Allusions in the New Testament - I.4. On Ancient Media Culture - I.5. Summary and Conclusion: An Overview of Methodological Considerations

Chapter II: An Examination of Six Composite Scriptural Allusions in Late Second Temple Jewish Materials
II.1 Introduction - II.2 The Damascus Document 1:1-3 (CD 1:1-3) - II.3 Hodayot, Column XVI:5-12A (1QHA 16:5-12A) - II.4 Ben Sira 33:7-15 (36:8-16) - II.5 Catchword Allusions in the Septuagint - II.6 Concluding Synthesis: a Taxonomy of Composite Features

Chapter III: John 12:37-40: An Example of Composite Characteristics and Patterns of Scriptural Usage in the Gospel of John
III.1 Introduction - III.2 Literary Structure and Key Themes in the Fourth Gospel - III.3 Isaiah 53:1 and 6:9-10 in their Literary Contexts - III.4 Isaiah 53:1 and 6:9 in John 12:38 - III.5 Composite Allusions, John 12:37-40 and Ancient Media Culture - Excursus: On Social Memory and Communal Identity - III.6 Summary

Chapter IV: John 1:29: »The Lamb of God«—A Compact, Three-way Composite Allusion
IV.1 Introduction - IV.2 Preliminary Textual Analysis of John 1:29 and Possible Scriptural Sources - IV.3.0 A Survey of the Landscape and Three Recent Studies - IV.4.0 Three Complex, Inter-connected, Multi-layered Traditions: Paschal Lamb, Suffering Servant, and Cultic Sacrificial Imagery - IV.5 Formal Analysis of the Composite Allusion in John 1:29 and Summary

Chapter V: John 7:37B-39: A Composite »Citation-Allusion«
V.1 Introduction - V.2 Key Lexemes and Possible Source Texts - V.3 John 7:39, the Spirit, and the Johannine Concept of »Living Water« - V.4 Composite Citation in 7:38B—the Water-from-the-Rock Tradition of Psalm 105(104):41; Psalm 78(77):16, 20; Isaiah 48:21; Exod. 17:6 and Num. 20:11 - V.5 Synthesis: Ancient Media Culture, Metonymic Referencing, and Social Memory - V.6 The Punctuation of 7:37B-38 - V.7 Summary and Conclusions

Chapter VI: John 15:1-11: A Composite Allusion Within an Extended Metaphor
VI.1 Introduction - VI.2 Literary Context; Delimitation and Structure - VI.3 Key Lexemes and Possible Source Texts - VI.4 Thematic Analysis of the Background Texts in Relation to John 15:1-11 - Excursus: The Vine and the Son of Man in John 15:1-11 - VI.5 Synthesis: John 15:1-11 and Ancient Media Criticism - VI.6 Formal Analysis and Exegetical Impact of the Composite Allusion in John 15:1-17 - VI.7 Summary

Chapter VII: Concluding Synthesis AND Wider Implications
VII.1 Introduction - VII.2 John and Second Temple Literature: Commonalities - VII.3 John and Second Temple Literature: Differences - VII.4 The Contributions of this Study and the Question of 'John and Judaism' - VII.5 Postscript: Future Research and Final Comments