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Tables of Contents for Wisdom's Friends
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Preface
xi
Abbreviations
xiv
Wisdom and Friendship: Images of Christ and Church
1
9
Wisdom and Friendship---Christ and Community Intertwined
2
3
Presuppositions about Christology and Ecclesiology
5
3
Interdependent
5
1
Metaphorical
6
1
Plural
7
1
Contextual
8
1
Structure of This Study
8
2
Getting to Know the Johannine Community
10
19
Language
12
1
Location
13
1
Social Composition
14
4
Ethnicity
14
2
Gender
16
2
Economic Status
18
1
The Johannine Community and oi 'Iouδαioi
18
5
John and the Synoptic Gospels
23
3
Conclusion
26
3
The Roots of Wisdom
29
17
Wisdom in the Hebrew Bible: From Principle to Presence
31
6
Psalm 104 (LXX 103)
31
1
Job 28
32
1
Proverbs 1--9
33
4
Wisdom in the Deuterocanonical Literature: A Jewish Legacy in the Hellenistic World
37
5
Sirach
37
2
Baruch 3:9--4:4
39
1
Wisdom of Solomon
40
2
Circumscribed Wisdom in 1 Enoch, 2 Esdras, and Philo
42
2
1 Enoch 41:1--2; 2 Esdras 5:9b--10a
42
1
Philo
43
1
Conclusion
44
2
Wisdom Made Flesh
46
18
The Hymn to the Word
48
5
Structure and Literary Context
48
1
A Hymn to the Word: A Hymn to Jesus Christ
48
1
Strophes 1 and 2 (1:1--5): The Word ``In the Beginning''
49
1
The Witness of John (1:6--9)
50
1
Strophe 3 (1:10--12b): The Mixed Reception of the Word in the World
50
1
Those Who Become God's Children (1:12b--13)
51
1
Strophe 4 (1:14, 16, [15]): The λóγoζ Becomes Flesh
51
1
A Concluding Commentary on the Hymn (1:17--18)
52
1
The Hymn in the Rest of the Gospel
53
4
The Motif of the λóγoζ
53
1
Divine Presence and Divine Gifts
54
1
Acceptance and Rejection: Community Boundaries
55
1
Glory and Incarnation
55
2
Wisdom's Saving Presence
57
4
Encounters in Public Places
57
1
``Sent from Above''
58
1
Teacher of Wisdom's Way
59
1
Wisdom's Bounty
60
1
εγωεiμi
60
1
Conclusion
61
3
Appointed to Be Friends
64
20
Linguistic Evidence: &phis;iλεω&, &phis;iλoζ
65
1
Key Text: John 15:1--17
65
4
Friendship Interpreted: Evidence from Culture
69
6
Hellenistic Philosophy
69
2
Biblical Examples
71
1
Linguistic Evidence
71
1
Narratives of Friendship
72
3
Friendship Elaborated: Evidence in the Johannine Narrative
75
7
Friendship and Daily Life
75
1
A Ministry of Accompaniment
75
1
A Verb with Staying Power
76
1
Sharing Meals
76
1
Friendship and Times of Crisis
77
1
Caring in Sickness and Death
78
1
Friends and Families
79
1
The ``Good'' Shepherd
80
1
Shepherding the Community
81
1
Conclusion
82
2
The ``Other Paraclete'': The Story Continues
84
9
The Word παρακλητoζ in Its Literary Context in the Fourth Gospel
85
1
Detailed Analysis: The παρακλητoζ in the Christology and Ecclesiology of the Fourth Gospel
86
6
The First Paraclete Section: Love, Commandment, Presence (14:15--26)
86
3
Jesus' Leave-taking: Assurance for the Community (14:27--31)
89
1
Friendship and Accompaniment (15:1--17)
90
1
Jesus' Leave-taking from ``the World'' (15:18--25 [16:2--3])
90
1
The Second Paraclete Section: Testimony against ``the World'' (15:26--16:15)
90
2
Conclusion
92
1
Conclusions and Implications
93
6
Summary of This Study
93
1
Pastoral and Theological Implications
94
5
Notes
99
18
Index of Scripture and Other Ancient Literature
117