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“The World” as Character in the Gospel of John (Part One)
Back in February I was working on an essay about the role of “the world” as a character in the Gospel of John (it will eventually be published in a book entitled Character Studies in John, edited by...
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“The World” as Character in the Gospel of John (Part Two)
Despite the previous criticism of their work (see last paragraph of this post), both Lars Kierspel and Cornelis Bennema provide, at the very least, a satisfactory foundation for treating the Johannine...
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“The World” as Character in the Gospel of John (Part Three)
It is widely recognized that the Johannine Prologue (1:1-18) sets both the literary and theological agendas for the gospel story. There, the reader learns that Jesus is the agent of all creation,...
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“The World” as Character in the Gospel of John (Part Four)
I continue this series of posts with the reminder that I am approaching the Fourth Gospel from a consciously narrative-critical position and, in the process, I’m looking at how “the world” (Greek:...
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“The World” as Character in the Fourth Gospel (Part Six)
(3) The World Rejects the Spirit of Truth (14:15-17) In 14:15 Jesus exhorts his disciples to demonstrate their love for him by keeping his commands. If they do, Jesus promises to petition the Father to...
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“The World” as Character in the Gospel of John (Part Seven)
(4) The World Rejoices at Jesus’ Departure (16:20) By now, the reader is aware that it is necessary for Jesus to return to the Father in order to complete the mission for which he was sent. Though the...
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“The World” as Character in the Gospel of John (Part Eight)
(5) The World Does Not Know the Father (17:25) At the very end of his farewell discourse, Jesus mentions the world once again, almost in passing. After a lengthy speech in which he has sought to...
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“The World” as Character in the Gospel of John (Conclusion)
Conclusion In the previous eight posts I have been systematically discussing the role “the world” (Greek: kosmos) plays as a character in the Fourth Gospel. I have examined a number of specific texts,...
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