Johannine Sectarianism in Perspective: A Sociological, Historical, and Comparative Analysis of the Temple and Social Relationships in the Gospel of John, Philo, and Qumran (Supplements to Novum Testamentum, 119; Leiden: Brill, 2005), pp. xiv + 448.
The reviewer considers the work of Fuglseth as "particularly helpful in that it offers sound definitions of terms and criteria for evaluating the category most appropriate for the Fourth Gospel. The study of other firstcentury Jewish communities of Philo and Qumran provides useful comparative material to situate John within a spectrum of social organizations with respect to Judaism, to mainstream Christianity, and to the Greco-Roman milieu." She is not quite convinced by his exegesis of the temple action by Jesus, but all in all the vook is considered "a very helpful contribution to Johannine studies and the complex relationship between this community and post-70 Judaism. The application of sociological models offers precision and clarity to his analysis, and he paves a way out of supersessionist interpretations of John." You can read the whole review here.
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