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conflict scholars
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- 1"it was not easy for the authorities to decide what to do about charismatic leaders... were these harmless preachers, or trouble makers?"rivkin
- 2“anyone who did not believe in jesus is categorised as a jew by the writer.”kysar
- 3“contrast between jesus as light and his enemies … as darkness, is sustained throughout, particularly in debates between jesus and ‘the jews’”smalley
- 4“conflict contributes to the tension, pace and unity of the gospel and helps jesus' portrayal as the 'elusive christ' - being in control, ironically, even when on trial and being executed.”smalley
- 5“how could jesus have been brought to the cross by the people who were blessed by his signs and wonders”jeremias
- 6“‘the gospel of john moves like a pendulum’ - when the crowds turn on him, that is the lowest point”koester
- 7"the gift that god had intended for life (law) had turned into man's undoing and death... in contrast to the law, grace and truth come through jesus"marsh
- 8"the jews are most often the villains of the gospel. they persecute jesus, they misunderstand him ... refuse to believe him.”kysar
- 9"pilate's fatal flaw is his reluctance to endanger his popularity with the people.”kysar
- 10"jesus raises another man from the dead & immediately his own fate is sealed."hooker
- 11"in rejecting their king and claiming they have no king but caesar they commit the ultimate blasphemy"hooker
- 12"they loved the darkness rather than light... and as a result they do not recognise the higher plane of their words"culpepper
- 13“the differing chronology of the fourth gospel (with regard especially to the early incidence of the cleansing of the temple) establishes conflict as an important thread in john.”lincona
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- scholarly views on conflict in john's gospel.
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