Scripture Cannot Be Broken: The Social Function of the Use of Scripture in the Fourth Gospel

by Jaime Clark-Soles

Scripture is powerful for all who lend it authority. Clark-Soles explores the ways in which the author of the Fourth Gospel deploys scripture to form his sectarian community. The first part of the book provides the sociological framework for addressing the role of scripture within sectarian communities. By definition, sects are in conflict with a parent tradition. How, if at all, does a sect appropriate those texts that not only "belong" to the parent...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 039104141X
• ISBN13: 9780391041417
• Release Date: June 2003
• Publisher: Brill
• Length: 361 Pages
• Weight: 1.01 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.1" x 9.3"