Reconsidering Johannine Christianity: A Social Identity Approach

by Raimo Hakola

Reconsidering Johannine Christianity presents a full-scale application of social identity approach to the Johannine writings. This book reconsiders a widely held scholarly assumption that the writings commonly taken to represent Johannine Christianity - the Gospel of John and the First, Second and Third Epistles of John - reflect the situation of an introverted early Christian group. It claims that dualistic polarities appearing in these texts should...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138910236
• ISBN13: 9781138910232
• Release Date: April 2015
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 188 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"