All the series and Dualisms

Does Logos have an All the Dualisms in the Bible like they do for the miracles of the Bible? In my analysis of the Oxford Handbook of Johannine Studies, dualism seems to be an important debate in Johannine scholarship for the past century. I want to examine the aspects of dualistic language in the Gospel of John using Logos Bible Software. Any advice?

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MJ. Smith

I believe that series is primarily event oriented. I know it does not cover literary traits. A search of the store front shows that, as expected, it does not exist. I assume that you have just read Frey, Jörg. “Dualism and the World in the Gospel and Letters of John.” In The Oxford Handbook of Johannine Studies, edited by Judith M. Lieu and Martinus C. de Boer, 274–291. First Edition. Oxford Handbooks. Oxford; New York: Oxford University Press, 2018. He gives a decent overview of the study of dichotomies in John, including mention of the recent emergence of the topic. For searches, I would try the more descriptive "dichotomy" rather than the more interpretative "dualism".

Sean

This is tangential, but I like how N.T. Wright lists out how there are at least 10 different kinds or senses of "dualism."

https://www.logos.com/product/8778/the-new-testament-and-the-people-of-god pp. 252f.

Christian Alexander

One of the things that makes "the disciple whom Jesus loved" famous is how he skillfully employed duality to persuasively convey his theological point. In her introduction, Jobes (25-27) offers a useful graphic that illustrates many dualisms, such as light/darkness, truth/false, and love/hatred, to illustrate how the Letters relate to John's Gospel. The gospel and one of John's most well-known dualisms, light and darkness, are introduced early in 1 John 1. Karen Jobes provides insightful analysis of the Johannine dualism framework, which permeates most of John's writings and reveals theological truths about God, in her commentary on 1:5–10. How can I use Logos to look for this same illustration in other passages?

MJ. Smith

Logos lacks most tagging that woud be related to literary analysis. Looking in your dictionaries/encyclopedias is your best chance along with searches for contrasting pairs of words near each other in your Bibles.