Johannine sectarianism

Johannine sectarianism is the sharp distinction perceived to be made between the community and outsiders in the texts ascribed to the Johannine community, the Gospel of John and the First, Second and Third Epistles of John. ^[1] The Johannine community was first described as sectarian in a 1972 paper by Wayne A. Meeks. ^[2] The application of the sociological category of "sect" in Johannine studies has been criticised by many scholars, including Ruth Sheridan. ^[3]

References

1. Segovia 1982, p. 258.
2. Fuglseth 2005, p. 2.
3. Sheridan 2016, p. 142-144.

Bibliography

• Segovia, Fernando F. (April 1982). "The Love and Hatred of Jesus and Johannine Sectarianism". The Catholic Biblical Quarterly . 43 (2). Catholic Biblical Association: 258–272. JSTOR   43716035.
• Fuglseth, Kåre Sigvald (1 September 2005). Johannine Sectarianism in Perspective: A Sociological, Historical, and Comparative Analysis of Temple and Social Relationships in the Gospel of John, Philo and Qumran. Novum Testamentum, Supplements. BRILL. ISBN   978-90-47-41562-6. ISSN   0167-9732.
• Sheridan, Ruth (2016). "Johannine Sectarianism: A Category Now Defunct?". The Origins of John's Gospel. BRILL. pp. 142–166. doi:10.1163/9789004303164_009. ISBN   978-90-04-30316-4.

Further reading

• Meeks, Wayne A. (1 March 1972). "The Man from Heaven in Johannine Sectarianism". Journal of Biblical Literature . 91 (1). Society of Biblical Literature: 44–72. doi:10.2307/3262920. JSTOR   3262920.
• Esler, Philip F. (7 August 2018). "Social-Scientific Readings of the Gospel and Letters of John". In Lieu, Judith M.; de Boer, Martinus C. (eds.). The Oxford Handbook of Johannine Studies. Oxford University Press. ISBN   978-0-19-873998-2.