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...
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 ...
