Gospel of John: More Light from Philo, Paul and Archaeology

Peder Borgen, Ph.D.(1956), Dr.Theol. (1966), The University of Trondheim, Norway. Professor of the New Testament and Hellenistic Judaism. He has published monographs and articles, including Bread from Heaven (Brill 1965) and Philo of Alexandria, an Exegete for His Time (Brill 1997) .

• A. Survey of Research and Debate1. The Scriptures and the Words and Works of Jesus. Response by M. Labahn2. Debates on Expository Method and FormB. John, Philo, Paul and the Hellenistic World3. The Gospel of John and Philo of Alexandria4. Gospel Traditions in Paul and John. Methods and Structures 5. The Gospel of John and HellenismC. From John and the Synoptics to John Within Early Gospel Traditions6. John and the Synoptics in the Passion Narrative7. John and the Synoptic Gospels8. The Independence of the Gospel of John. Some ObservationsD. God’s Agent in Johannine Exposition9. God’s Agent in the Fourth Gospel10. The Sabbath Controversy in John 5:1–18 and Analogous Controversy Reflected in Philo’s Writings11. Observations on God’s Agent and Agency in John’s Gospel Chapters 5–10. Agency and the Quest for the Historical Jesus 12. “John the Witness” and the Prologue: John 1:1–34E. Challenge and Response13. Can Philo’s In Flaccum and Legatio ad Gaium Be of Help?14. The Accusation of Blasphemy and the Appearance to Thomas15. Summary: John, Archaeology, Philo, Paul, other Jewish Sources. John’s Independence of the Synoptics. Where My Journey of Research Has Led Me

"Borgen’s edition provides any young scholar an example of mature scholarship. His arguments are crisp and direct while his scope of vision is broad. Although this edition is especially suited for graduate studies as a whole, the individual essays are a fertile ground for localized study at the undergraduate level." – Stan Harstine, Friends University, in: Religious Studies Review 42/1 (2016)"In this new collection the veteran Norwegian scholar Peder Borgen has assembled a number of articles previously published over a period of more than half a century (...) What impresses the present reviewer is the readiness of this mature scholar to rethink and revise many of his earlier opinions." – John Ashton, Wolfson College, Oxford, in: The Journal of Theological Studies 66/2 (2015)"Borgen montre comment l'évangeliste explicite, dans un mode chrétien, des discussions ayant cours dans le judaïsme de son temps. Celui qui s'intéresse à l'histoire dans les évangiles trouvera, dans ce parcours à travers près de soixante ans de recherche, du grain à moudre." – Priscille Morel, in: Etudes Religieuses et Theologiques, 2015/2"the [...] chapters of Borgen's book offer stimulating insights." – Jutta Leonhardt-Balzer, in: JSNT 37/5"Es ist zu hoffen, dass das vorliegende Werk [...] rezipiert wird da es zahlreiche Denkanstöße zu geben vermag. Grundsätzlich hat das Werk das Potential weitere Forschungen anzuregen." – Hans Förster, in: Theologische Revue 110/6