Theology

Susanne Luther demonstrates how the Gospel of John, through its specific use of literary strategies of authentication, is conceived both as a historiographical account of past events and, at the same time, as a narrative of the incarnate Son of God that transcends the conventions of historiographical narration.

The contributors to this volume examine the identity and roles of presbyters in early Christianity in the 1st and 2nd centuries. They explore biblical, Jewish, and Greco-Roman contexts and trace the development from age-related authority to formal leadership.

This book invites readers to engage with the work of Jacques Lacan from the perspective of religious education. It seeks the connection between the French thinker and the tradition of didactics of the symbol in order to work out its merit for current debates.

Onyekachi Ugwu analyzes the pericope of the woman caught in adultery in the Gospel of John through narrative and socio-historical criticism. He argues that, despite its contested transmission, it can be read as authentically Johannine - foreshadowing Jesus' own trial and his final victory over darkness.