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  • Odes and John: Bibliography

    This post concludes the series examining the relationship between the Odes of Solomon and Gospel of John. Bibliography Adams, J.N., Mark Janse, and Simon Swain, Editors. Bilingualism in Ancient Society: Language Contact and the Written Word. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2002. Attridge, Harold W. “Johannine Christianity.” Pages 125-143 in The Cambridge History of Christianity: Volume…

  • Odes and John: Conclusions

    This post is part of an ongoing series examining the relationship between the Odes of Solomon and Gospel of John. This study has sought to recast the relationship between the Odes of Solomon and Gospel of John by calling for the application of contextualized methodological criteria in a comparison of these two texts. Such a…

  • A Prayer for Guidance

    I’m currently praying through the Oxford Book of Prayer (edited by George Appleton) and came across this prayer for guidance this morning: “In times of doubts and questionings, when our belief is perplexed by new learning, new teaching, new thought, when our faith is strained by creeds, by doctrines, by mysteries beyond our understanding, give…

  • Odes and John: Ode 3 and the Upper Room Discourses

    This post is part of an ongoing series examining the relationship between the Odes of Solomon and Gospel of John. In Ode 3, the relationship between the Odes of Solomon and Gospel of John becomes even clearer, as this ode is quite clearly a reflection on theme of the Love of Christ found in John’s…

  • Odes and John: General Connections

    This post is part of an ongoing series examining the relationship between the Odes of Solomon and Gospel of John. Drawing on this reevaluation of methodology for determining literary relationships in early Christian writings, I now trace the relationship between the Odes of Solomon 6, 8, and 3 and Gospel of John. Especially important are…

  • Odes and John: Determining Literary Dependence (Part 3)

    This post is part of an ongoing series examining the relationship between the Odes of Solomon and Gospel of John. Next, the implications of memory, especially cultural memory, must be further explored in thinking about early Christian writing and interpretation.[1] When considering instances of potential literary dependence, the chief question raised by consideration of memory…

  • Odes and John: Determining Literary Dependence (Part 2)

    This post is part of an ongoing series examining the relationship between the Odes of Solomon and Gospel of John. Developed by Bruce M. Metzger, the second important tool for ascertaining literary connections in ancient literature is that of attribution simplicity. This principle states that when the wording of any possible reference may be explained…

  • What I Read in 2019

    I know that I’m a couple weeks late to the party with my list of what I read in 2019, but my reading list from this past year is below.  Before that, however, couple of notes. First, you’ll see that there are many churchworld books included in this list, be they instructional-type books or commentaries.…

  • Odes and John: Determining Literary Dependence (Part 1)

    This post is part of an ongoing series examining the relationship between the Odes of Solomon and Gospel of John. However, the perspective of “common milieu” is not without its problems, for affirmations of this relationship are often founded upon an inexact methodology of determining literary dependence. This approach often precludes the possibility of finding…

  • Odes and John: Perspectives on Relationship

    This post is part of an ongoing series examining the relationship between the Odes of Solomon and Gospel of John. Much has been written concerning the connections between these two pieces of early Christian literature, beginning with Harris in the first publication on the Odes.[1] Since then, scholars have consistently noted that, “The Odes and…