Themes, Lexemes, and "Mnemes"

Born 1975; 2003-17 Pastor at New Life Chinese Lutheran Church; Research Associate at Vancouver School of Theology (UBC); Lead Pastor / Pastor-Scholar at Granville Chapel.

• IntroductionChapter I: The Study of Composite AllusionsI.1. Introduction - I.2. Composite Citations in the New Testament and especially, in the Gospel of John - I.3. The Study of Scriptural Allusions in the New Testament - I.4. On Ancient Media Culture - I.5. Summary and Conclusion: An Overview of Methodological ConsiderationsChapter II: An Examination of Six Composite Scriptural Allusions in Late Second Temple Jewish MaterialsII.1 Introduction - II.2 The Damascus Document 1:1-3 (CD 1:1-3) - II.3 Hodayot, Column XVI:5-12A (1QHA 16:5-12A) - II.4 Ben Sira 33:7-15 (36:8-16) - II.5 Catchword Allusions in the Septuagint - II.6 Concluding Synthesis: a Taxonomy of Composite FeaturesChapter III: John 12:37-40: An Example of Composite Characteristics and Patterns of Scriptural Usage in the Gospel of JohnIII.1 Introduction - III.2 Literary Structure and Key Themes in the Fourth Gospel - III.3 Isaiah 53:1 and 6:9-10 in their Literary Contexts - III.4 Isaiah 53:1 and 6:9 in John 12:38 - III.5 Composite Allusions, John 12:37-40 and Ancient Media Culture - Excursus: On Social Memory and Communal Identity - III.6 SummaryChapter IV: John 1:29: "The Lamb of God"—A Compact, Three-way Composite AllusionIV.1 Introduction - IV.2 Preliminary Textual Analysis of John 1:29 and Possible Scriptural Sources - IV.3.0 A Survey of the Landscape and Three Recent Studies - IV.4.0 Three Complex, Inter-connected, Multi-layered Traditions: Paschal Lamb, Suffering Servant, and Cultic Sacrificial Imagery - IV.5 Formal Analysis of the Composite Allusion in John 1:29 and SummaryChapter V: John 7:37B-39: A Composite "Citation-Allusion"V.1 Introduction - V.2 Key Lexemes and Possible Source Texts - V.3 John 7:39, the Spirit, and the Johannine Concept of "Living Water" - V.4 Composite Citation in 7:38B—the Water-from-the-Rock Tradition of Psalm 105(104):41; Psalm 78(77):16, 20; Isaiah 48:21; Exod. 17:6 and Num. 20:11 - V.5 Synthesis: Ancient Media Culture, Metonymic Referencing, and Social Memory - V.6 The Punctuation of 7:37B-38 - V.7 Summary and ConclusionsChapter VI: John 15:1-11: A Composite Allusion Within an Extended MetaphorVI.1 Introduction - VI.2 Literary Context; Delimitation and Structure - VI.3 Key Lexemes and Possible Source Texts - VI.4 Thematic Analysis of the Background Texts in Relation to John 15:1-11 - Excursus: The Vine and the Son of Man in John 15:1-11 - VI.5 Synthesis: John 15:1-11 and Ancient Media Criticism - VI.6 Formal Analysis and Exegetical Impact of the Composite Allusion in John 15:1-17 - VI.7 SummaryChapter VII: Concluding Synthesis AND Wider ImplicationsVII.1 Introduction - VII.2 John and Second Temple Literature: Commonalities - VII.3 John and Second Temple Literature: Differences - VII.4 The Contributions of this Study and the Question of 'John and Judaism' - VII.5 Postscript: Future Research and Final Comments