Excited about this new work of Sonya Cronin's to appear in January of 2015:
"Until the mid-1960s, most commentators of the Gospel of John were aware of a polemic against 'the Jews,' yet they did not consider it with reference to contemporary ethical discussion. A shift in focus in Johannine scholarship is noticeable from the mid-1960s and 1970s to the present, where commentators began to connect the Gospel's polemic against 'the Jews' with potential anti-Judaism in the text. As yet, very little work has been done to answer the question of how this change in sensitivity came about. This book is a historiography of one scholar's growing awareness of potential anti-Judaism in the Gospel of John with the intention of using this individual history to explain the larger trend in biblical studies. Sonya Cronin examines the published work of Raymond Brown, a prominent Catholic New Testament scholar, between the years 1960-1998. The book contextualizes Brown's work by evaluating the impact of ecclesiastical statements and the influence of earlier and contemporary Johannine scholarship on Brown's biblical interpretation, and then posits theories as to why change occurs at specific times." - See more at: http://www.bloomsbury.com/us/raymond-brown-the-jews-and-the-gospel-of-john-9780567470850/#sthash.C1STohZH.dpuf
Table Of Contents
Preface
Abbreviations
Introduction
1. Introduction: Issue of Anti-Judaism in Johannine Scholarship
2. Background to Raymond Brown's Biblical Interpretation
3. Analysis of Brown's Works on the Gospel of John from 1960-1970
4. Analysis of Brown's Published Works on the Gospel of John from 1971-1988
5. Analysis of Brown's Works on the Gospel of John from 1988-1998
6. Analysis of Brown's Posthumous Works
7. Conclusion: Raymond Brown in the Context of Twentieth-Century Biblical Scholarship
Bibliography
Index
- See more at: http://www.bloomsbury.com/us/raymond-brown-the-jews-and-the-gospel-of-john-9780567470850/#sthash.C1STohZH.dpuf
A volume that devotes some space to Fr. Ray's contributions to the "Johannine Community" hypothesis is contained in this new volume , Communities in Dispute: Current Scholarship on the Johannine Epistles, co-edited by my friend, Paul N. Anderson and R. Alan Culpepper. For ordering info, see here.
Here are the table of contents:
Setting the Stage: The Context for the Conversation
R. Alan Culpepper ......................................................................................3
Part 1: The Relationship between the Gospel and the Epistles
Raymond Brown’s View of the Crisis of 1 John: In the Light of
Some Peculiar Features of the Johannine Gospel
Urban C. von Wahlde...............................................................................19
The Community that Raymond Brown Left Behind: Reflections
on the Johannine Dialectical Situation
Paul N. Anderson......................................................................................47
The Relationship between the Gospel of John and 1 John
R. Alan Culpepper.....................................................................................95
Part 2: The Church in the Johannine Epistles
The Audience of the Johannine Epistles
Judith M. Lieu..........................................................................................123
The Missional Role of ὁ Πρεσβύτερος
Peter Rhea Jones......................................................................................141
Part 3: The Theology and Ethics of the Epistles
The Cosmic Trial Motif in John’s Letters
Andreas J. Köstenberger.........................................................................157
Spirit-Inspired Theology and Ecclesial Correction: Charting
One Shift in the Development of Johannine Ecclesiology
and Pneumatology
Gary M. Burge.........................................................................................179
The Antichrist Theme in the Johannine Epistles and Its Role
in Christian Tradition
Craig R. Koester.......................................................................................187
On Ethics in 1 John
Jan G. van der Watt.................................................................................197
The Significance of 2:15–17 for Understanding the Ethics of
1 John
William R. G. Loader..............................................................................223
Completed Love: 1 John 4:11–18 and the Mission of the New
Testament Church
David Rensberger....................................................................................237
Response
Moving the Conversation Forward: Open Questions and
New Directions
Paul N. Anderson....................................................................................275
Here are the table of contents:
Setting the Stage: The Context for the Conversation
R. Alan Culpepper ......................................................................................3
Part 1: The Relationship between the Gospel and the Epistles
Raymond Brown’s View of the Crisis of 1 John: In the Light of
Some Peculiar Features of the Johannine Gospel
Urban C. von Wahlde...............................................................................19
The Community that Raymond Brown Left Behind: Reflections
on the Johannine Dialectical Situation
Paul N. Anderson......................................................................................47
The Relationship between the Gospel of John and 1 John
R. Alan Culpepper.....................................................................................95
Part 2: The Church in the Johannine Epistles
The Audience of the Johannine Epistles
Judith M. Lieu..........................................................................................123
The Missional Role of ὁ Πρεσβύτερος
Peter Rhea Jones......................................................................................141
Part 3: The Theology and Ethics of the Epistles
The Cosmic Trial Motif in John’s Letters
Andreas J. Köstenberger.........................................................................157
Spirit-Inspired Theology and Ecclesial Correction: Charting
One Shift in the Development of Johannine Ecclesiology
and Pneumatology
Gary M. Burge.........................................................................................179
The Antichrist Theme in the Johannine Epistles and Its Role
in Christian Tradition
Craig R. Koester.......................................................................................187
On Ethics in 1 John
Jan G. van der Watt.................................................................................197
The Significance of 2:15–17 for Understanding the Ethics of
1 John
William R. G. Loader..............................................................................223
Completed Love: 1 John 4:11–18 and the Mission of the New
Testament Church
David Rensberger....................................................................................237
Response
Moving the Conversation Forward: Open Questions and
New Directions
Paul N. Anderson....................................................................................275
