Life in Abundance: Studies of John's Gospel in Tribute to Raymond E. Brown S.S.

Life in Abundance: Studies of Johns Gospel in Tribute to Raymond E. Brown SS is a collection of essays edited by John R. Donahue SJ which includes papers given at the An International Conference on the Gospel of John: Life in Abundance - that was held at St. Marys Seminary and University in Baltimore in October 2003 attended by leading Johannine scholars. The published essays cover the state of Johannine studies Johannine theology issues of interpretation and a comprehensive bibliography of the writings of Raymond E. Brown SSChapters in Part I: Johannine Studies: Challenges and Prospects are - The Gospel of John: The Legacy of Raymond Brown and Beyond - by Francis J. Moloney SDB response by R. Alan Culpepper; and Future Directions of Johannine Studies - by D. Moody Smith. Chapters in Part II: Historical Context and the Gospel of John are *The Whence and Whither of the Johannine Community - by Robert Kysar response by Hans-Joseph Klauck OFM; *Methodological Considerations in the Study of Johns Interaction with First-Century Judaism - by Burton L. Visotzky response by Adele Reinhartz; *Qumran Literature and the Johannine Writings - by Joseph A. Fitzmeyer SJ response by Daniel Harrington SJ Chapters in Part III: Johannine Theology are *The Death of Jesus and the Human Condition: Exploring the Theology of Johns Gospel - by Craig R. Koester response by Gal ODay; *The Resurrection (of the Body) in the Fourth Gospel: A Key to Johannine Spirituality - by Sandra M. Schneiders IHM response by Donald Senior CP Chapters in Part IV: Interpreting the Work of Raymond Brown are *Hermeneutics and the Fourth Gospel:Ricoeur and Brown on the Surplus of Meaning - by Robert F. Leavitt SS response by Francis Schussler Fiorenza; *The Incarnate World Revealed: The Pastoral Writings of Raymond E. Brown - by Ronald D. Witherup SS Also includes a biography and bibliography a sermon by Phyllis Trible *Striving After Wind - and a homily by John R. Donahue SJ *A Whisper from the Grave. - John R. Donahue SJ PhD is the Raymond E. Brown Distinguished Professor Emeritus of New Testament Studies at St. Marys Seminary and University in Baltimore.