John, the son of Zebedee: the life of a legend

846 Pages·1994·1.96 MB·English

by  R. Alan Culpepper

John, the Son of Zebedee : The Life of a
title: Legend Studies On Personalities of the New
Testament
author: Culpepper, R. Alan.
publisher: University of South Carolina Press
isbn10 | asin: 0872499626
print isbn13: 9780872499621
ebook isbn13: 9780585343273
language: English
subject John,--the Apostle, Saint.
publication date: 1994
lcc: BS2455.C856 1994eb
ddc: 225.9/2
subject: John,--the Apostle, Saint.
Page i
John, the Son of Zebedee
Page ii
Studies on Personalities of the New Testament
D. Moody Smith, General Editor
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John, the Son of Zebedee
The Life of a Legend
R. Alan Culpepper
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Culpepper, R. Alan.
John, the son of Zebedee : the life of a legend / R. Alan
Culpepper.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 0-87249-962-6 (hardback : alk. paper)
1. John, the Apostle, Saint. I. Title.
BS2455.C856 1994
225.9'2dc20
[B] 93-27796
Page v
To Hugo H. Culpepper in his eightieth year.
His life has been a fulfillment of 1 John 3:23
Faith in Jesus Christ and service to others.
Page vii
Contents
Preface xiii
Abbreviations xvi
Introduction 1
1. Fisherman: The Setting of the Apostle's Early Life 7
John, the Son of Zebedee: What's in a Name? 7
Galilean Fisherman 9
Fishing in the Sea of Galilee 10
The Economic Status of Fishermen 14
Bethsaida and Capernaum 15
"Fishers of Men": The Call to Discipleship 17
The Call in Mark and Matthew 18
The Call in Luke 21
Conclusion 22
2. Son of Thunder: The Apostle in the Synoptic Gospels 28
and Acts
John and the Twelve 28
John and the Inner Three 31
Jairus's Daughter 32
The Transfiguration 33
The Mount of Olives 35
Gethsemane 36
The Sons of Thunder 38
Boanerges 38
The Unauthorized Exorcist 41
Calling down Fire on the Samaritan Village 43
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The Request for Glory 44
John and Peter 45
Preparation of the Passover Meal 46
Work in Jerusalem and Samaria 47
The "Pillars of the Church" 48
Conclusion 50
3. Beloved Disciple: The Apostle in the Fourth Gospel 56
The Beloved Disciple in the Fourth Gospel 57
Reclining on Jesus' Breast 60
Known to the High Priest 61
Mother and Son 63
Witness to Jesus' Death 65
Witness to the Empty Tomb 66
Witness to the Risen Lord 69
"What about This Man?" 69
Authority for the Gospel 71
Who Was the Beloved Disciple? 72
The Apostle John 73
Lazarus 76
John Mark 77
Matthias 79
The Rich Young Ruler 79
Paul 80
Benjamin 81
Gentile Christianity 82
An Itinerant, Prophetic Community 82
The Elder Who Wrote 2 and 3 John 83
Conclusion 84
4. Elder and Seer: John in the Epistles and the Apocalypse 89
The Elder of the Epistles 90
Internal Evidence 90
The Reception of the Johannine Epistles 92
The Authorship of the Johannine Epistles 93
The Seer of the Apocalypse 95
Internal Evidence 95
The Reception of the Apocalypse 96
The Authorship of the Apocalypse 98
Conclusion 102