ATTN: Christian Alexander and others with a special interest in Johannine literature

MJ. Smith
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edited November 2024 in English Forum

I just ran into a quote that might make an interesting rabbit trail.

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Fourth, I highlight the Odes of Solomon because it may well have been composed within the community that gave us the Gospel of John and helps us understand that marvelous text and the Logos Christology.

James Hamilton Charlesworth, “Foreword to the Fourth Edition: Canon: The Measuring Rule for Discerning God’s Word,” in The Formation of the Biblical Canon, vol. 1 (London; Oxford; New York; New Delhi; Sydney: Bloomsbury; Bloomsbury T&T Clark: An Imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 2017), xviii.

It makes me curious what other parabiblical works may be associated with the Johannine community.

Orthodox Bishop Alfeyev: "To be a theologian means to have experience of a personal encounter with God through prayer and worship."; Orthodox proverb: "We know where the Church is, we do not know where it is not."

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