Priority of John

In theological research of The Christian Community and in anthroposophical circles, there is a tendency to follow the chronology of John rather than the synoptics. Questioning this tendency initially, this paper follows research by Andrew Welburn, Emil Bock, Rudolf Steiner and others on Essenism and Gnosticism to understand the re-emergence of mystery initiations in Palestine before the christian era and the significance of initiation, death and resurrection for christianity, tracing the independent mystery traditions of each of the four gospels and ending cautiously in favour of the historical accuracy of the second half of John's gospel.

(New upload, previously already some hunderes of views) Symposion in Salzburg am 10. März 2000.
Mit Beiträgen von Paul N. Anderson, Klaus Berger, James H. Charlesworth, Albert Fuchs, Josef Hainz, Martin Hasitschka, Peter L. Hofrichter, Mark A. Matson, Robert Morgan, Barbara Shellard, Thomas Söding, Franz G. Untergaßmair

Page 1. to make the first move in salvation. Now, we might look at certain types of sinner and say, 'Well, I can see how it might be true of someone who is addicted to some particular sub-stance or behaviour which they don't want to give up, but not me'. ...

In this paper I argue that the Foot Washing of John 13:1–17, as literary composition, is a creative imitation of the Foot Washing and Anointing of Luke 7:36–50. Comparison of the respective settings, action descriptions, dialogs, and transitions brings to light a large array of mostly unexplored literary connections between these two texts. Analysis of the parallel features reveals a high level of density, order, and distinctiveness that clearly establishes an intertextual relationship of creative imitation, that combination of mimēsis and zēlōsis widely practiced by authors in antiquity. Key markers of directionality arising from the evidence points to Luke's text as the original and John's as the mimesis.

3-Jan-2020 Note: The ETL-Peeters three year embargo has now expired, so I may at this time post a copy of the published article on my online SelectedWorks web site at  https://works.bepress.com/klyoder/25/.