The Semeia Narratives in the Gospel of John
Essays from the SNTS Seminar "Johannine Literature"
Edited by Jörg Frey Edited by Margareta Gruber Edited by Christos Karakolis Edited by Catrin H. Williams
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(November 2025)
ISBN: 9783161619779
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The contributors to this volume present an overview of current Johannine scholarship after the decline of the Semeia Source hypothesis. Focusing both on individual semeia narratives and broader topics such as scriptural interpretation, they offer insights into the theological and literary significance of the “Semeia” in the Fourth Gospel.
English summary: The volume brings together papers from the seminar “Johannine Literature” of the Society of New Testament Studies, offering a broad overview of current scholarship after the decline of the Semeia Source hypothesis. The contributors explore central issues of Johannine exegesis through detailed case studies and broader theological reflections. Several essays focus on specific semeia narratives – including the notable example of John 21 – and analyze the literary and theological function of the term “semeia”. They address overarching questions such as the interplay of signs and faith or unbelief, the relationship between signs and works, and the role of semeia within the narrative structure and theological framework of the Gospel. Special attention is paid to interpretive practices, particularly Scriptural exegesis, as employed within the Johannine corpus. Furthermore, a concluding study on the interpretation of the Cana sign in the homilies of John Chrysostom offers a patristic reception-historical perspective. The contributors to this volume reflect the diversity of methodological approaches in current Johannine research and provide new impetus for ongoing scholarly engagement with the Gospel’s theology, literary form, and historical reception. German description: Die im Band versammelten Beitrage gehen auf das Seminar “Johannine Literature” der Society of New Testament Studies zuruck und reprasentieren zentrale Forschungspositionen zum Johannesevangelium nach dem Niedergang der Semeiaquellenhypothese. Die Beitragenden untersuchen zentrale Fragen der Johannesexegese anhand detaillierter Fallstudien und breiterer theologischer Uberlegungen. Mehrere Beitrage konzentrieren sich auf spezifische Semeia-Erzahlungen – einschliesslich der Erzahlung aus Johannes 21 – und analysieren die literarische und theologische Funktion des Begriffs “Semeia”. Sie befassen sich mit ubergreifenden Fragen wie dem Zusammenspiel von Zeichen und Glaube bzw. Unglaube, der Beziehung zwischen Zeichen und Werken und der Rolle der Semeia innerhalb der narrativen Struktur und des theologischen Rahmens des Evangeliums. Besonderes Augenmerk gilt den Auslegungspraktiken, insbesondere der Schriftexegese, wie sie im johanneischen Corpus angewendet werden. Ein abschliessender Beitrag analysiert die Rezeption des Kana-Wunders bei Johannes Chrysostomos und bietet damit einen patristischen Ausblick auf die Wirkungsgeschichte der Semeia-Thematik. Der Band bietet eine fundierte Zusammenschau gegenwartiger exegetischer Diskurse und setzt Impulse fur weiterfuhrende Fragestellungen innerhalb der Johannesforschung.
Jörg Frey: The Semeia Narratives of John in Recent Research: An Introduction - Gilbert Van Belle: A Critical Survey and Evaluation of the Semeia Hypothesis in Johannine Research from 1994 to 2013 - Dennis R. MacDonald: Semeia Narratives without a Semeia Source - Catrin H. Williams: Signs, Scripture, and Divine Manifestation in the Gospel of John - Jean Zumstein: Die vielfältige Interpretation des Brotwunders in Johannes 6 - Michael Labahn: Joh 12,37-43 - ein semantischer Knotenpunkt. Die Deutung des Unglaubens angesichts des johanneischen Zusammenhangs von Zeichen und Glaube - Laura Tack: Seeing the Written Signs. Crossings of Word and Image in John's Perception of Σημεῖα - Andreas Dettwiler: Bedeutung und Funktion des Zeichenbegriffs im Johannesevangelium anhand von Joh 20,30-31 - R. Alan Culpepper: Why the Great Catch of Fish? Ecclesial Imagery in John 21 - Harold W. Attridge: Signs Working and Works Signifying - Susanne Luther: The Authentication of the Miraculous. The Johannine Semeia Narratives Viewed Through the Lens of Narrative Historiography - Michael Labahn: ‚Im Zeichen Jesu wurde den Jüngern Gottes Gabe zum Leben sichtbar nah.' Die johanneischen Wundererzählungen als Zuwendungsgeschichten zwischen Prolog und Passion - Cosmin Pricop: Johannes Chrysostomos als Interpret der Hochzeit zu Kana (Joh 2)
Jörg Frey (Herausgegeben von)
Born 1962; 1996 Dr. theol. in Tübingen; 1998 Habilitation in Tübingen; 2024 honorary doctorate, Uppsala; Professor of New Testament with a focus on Early Judaism and Hermeneutics at the Faculty of Theology and Religious Studies of the University of Zurich and Research Associate at the Department of Old and New Testament Studies of the University of the Free State (Bloemfontein, South Africa).
Catrin H. Williams (Herausgegeben von)
Born 1964; 1996 PhD, University of Cambridge; Professor of New Testament at the University of Wales Trinity Saint David; Research Fellow at the University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, and Honorary Research Fellow at the University of Edinburgh.
Margareta Gruber (Herausgegeben von)
Born 1961; 1996 PhD /dr. theol. at Sankt Georgen, Frankfurt a.M.; 2008 Habilitation Phil. Theol. Hochschule Vallendar; Professor for New Testament Studies at the Faculty of Theology at Vinzenz Pallotti University Vallendar.
Christos Karakolis (Herausgegeben von)
Born 1968; 1990 Bachelor in Theology; 1990-96 Doctoral studies at the Universities of Thessaloniki, Regensburg and Tübingen; 1996 ThD; Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Theology of the University of Athens.
- Edited by Jörg Frey
- Edited by Margareta Gruber
- Edited by Christos Karakolis
- Edited by Catrin H. Williams
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