Many have also argued that it is simultaneously the most hellenistic *and* the most Jewish of the Gospels. Miller et al (The Complete Gospels) argue that it shows that greatest level of intimacy with first century Judaic theology of any of the canonical Gospels. However, at the same time, it shows the highest level of the use of Hellenistic equivalencies to relate Christ - the whole ode to the logos in John 1:1. Interestingly enough, it bears many marks of measures taken to stem the tide of hellenization of Christianity already occuring in the late 1st c. (Pagels goes into this quite a bit).
What it comes down to is that it is the most theological of the 4 canoncial Gospels and that it draws heavily on both Judaic theology and Hellenistic philosophy/theology.
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Re: John's fictions
Date: 2004-02-05 02:29 pm (UTC)What it comes down to is that it is the most theological of the 4 canoncial Gospels and that it draws heavily on both Judaic theology and Hellenistic philosophy/theology.