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Beginning with New Testament descriptions of John as fisherman, and extending through the most recent Johannine scholarship, Alan Culpepper gathers stories from church fathers, the apocryphal acts of John, medieval sources, Victorian poets, and nineteenth- and twentieth-century historians of earliest Christianity to explore the life, exploits and the death of this most significant apostle. The resulting picture of John is one of the most important and complete, and is a fascinating account of the development of the Johannine legend, no less than the historical tradition.>
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John, the Son of Zebedee : The Life of a Legend Studies On Personalities of the New Testament
author
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Culpepper, R. Alan.
publisher
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University of South Carolina Press
isbn10 | asin
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0872499626
print isbn13
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9780872499621
ebook isbn13
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9780585343273
language
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English
subject
John,--the Apostle, Saint.
publication date
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1994
lcc
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BS2455.C856 1994eb
ddc
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225.9/2
subject
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John,--the Apostle, Saint.
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John, the Son of Zebedee
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Studies on Personalities of the New Testament
D. Moody Smith, General Editor
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John, the Son of Zebedee
The Life of a Legend
R. Alan Culpepper
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Disclaimer: Some images in the original version of this book are not available for inclusion in the netLibrary eBook.
Copyright 1994 University of South Carolina
Published in Columbia, South Carolina, by the University of South Carolina Press
Manufactured in the United States of America
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Culpepper, R. Alan. John, the son of Zebedee : the life of a legend / R. Alan Culpepper. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-87249-962-6 (hardback : alk. paper) 1. John, the Apostle, Saint. I. Title. BS2455.C856 1994 225.9'2dc20 [B] 93-27796
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To Hugo H. Culpepper in his eightieth year. His life has been a fulfillment of 1 John 3:23 Faith in Jesus Christ and service to others.
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Contents
Preface
xiii
Abbreviations
xvi
Introduction
1
1. Fisherman: The Setting of the Apostle's Early Life
7
John, the Son of Zebedee: What's in a Name?
7
Galilean Fisherman
9
Fishing in the Sea of Galilee
10
The Economic Status of Fishermen
14
Bethsaida and Capernaum
15
"Fishers of Men": The Call to Discipleship
17
The Call in Mark and Matthew
18
The Call in Luke
21
Conclusion
22
2. Son of Thunder: The Apostle in the Synoptic Gospels and Acts
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