Scripture cannot be broken : the social function of the use of Scripture in the Fourth Gospel /
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| Author / Creator: | Clark-Soles, Jaime, 1967- |
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| Imprint: | Boston : Brill Academic Publishers, 2003. |
| Description: | 1 online resource (xii, 360 pages) |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | E-Resource Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11159458 |
| Summary: | Scripture is powerful for all who lend it authority. Clark-Soles explores the ways in which the author of the Fourth Gospel deploys scripture to form his sectarian community. The first part of the book provides the sociological framework for addressing the role of scripture within sectarian communities. By definition, sects are in conflict with a parent tradition. How, if at all, does a sect appropriate those texts that not only "belong" to the parent tradition but also are used by that parent tradition to deride the sectarians? By investigating the dynamics of scripture in the ancient Qumran community and in the modern Branch Davidian community, Clark-Soles sheds light on the community of the Fourth Gospel. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xii, 360 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 343-351) and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 142371444X 9781423714446 9047403347 9789047403340 9780391041417 039104141X 1280463856 9781280463853 |