Clive Bowsher is Provost of Union School of Theology, where he teaches and researches in New Testament and Biblical Theology. Previously, he served as lead minister of a local church and co-mentored Union's Learning Community in Oxford, UK. He has held positions at the Universities of Oxford, Cambridge, Edinburgh and Bristol.

Illustrations x

Series preface xi

Author's preface xiii

Abbreviations xv

Introduction: Johannine oneness and participation with Christ 1

Importance of the present study 1

Approach of the present study 3

1 'In Christ' in John: setting the scene 7

Introduction 7

Important themes from previous scholarship 8

Methodology and overview of this study 20

2 Oneness, participation and life in the Fourth Gospel 25

Introduction 25

Oneness and participation in John 6:32 - 40, 47 - 59 26

Oneness and participation in John 13 - 17 30

'In-one-another' language in John 6 and 13 - 17 47

Oneness and participation with the Son in John 6 and

13 - 17: an exegetical synthesis 52

3 Oneness, participation and life in the Johannine epistles 55

Introduction 55

2 and 3 John 56

Fellowship with the Father and the Son (1 John 1:1 - 2:2) 57

In-one-anotherness, knowing God in fellowship, and loving one another (1 John 2:3 - 17) 59

In-one-anotherness and birth, life, sin, righteousness and truth (1 John 2:18 - 3:10) 62

In-one-anotherness, life and the Spirit of truth (1 John 3:11 - 4:6) 70

In-one-anotherness, loving one another, Christological confession and the Spirit (1 John 4:7 - 5:4a) 71

In-one-anotherness with the true God and life in the Son (1 John 5:4b - 21) 74

Oneness and participation with the Son in 1 John: an exegetical synthesis 77

4 Oneness and participation with Christ in the Johannine Gospel and epistles: a synthesis so far 81

Begotten of God and the Spirit of truth in the Fourth Gospel 81

Towards a Johannine theology of oneness and participation with the Son 85

5 Participation in the journey of Jesus 93

Introduction 93

Participation in Jesus' journey in the Fourth Gospel 93

The prologue: the journey in outline 97

John 1 - 12 100

John 13 - 17 105

John 20 and the epilogue 111

Participation in the journey of Jesus in the Fourth Gospel: an exegetical synthesis 114

6 Oneness and participation with the Son in the Johannine Gospel and epistles 117

Introduction 117

Participation in Jesus' journey in 1 John 117

Participation in Jesus' journey in 1 John: an exegetical synthesis 124

Johannine participation with Christ: a consideration of filiation and theosis 125

Oneness and participation with the Son in the Johannine Gospel and epistles revisited 127

7 In-one-anotherness with Christ: the eschatological culmination of covenant 131

Introduction 131

In-one-anotherness and covenant relationship 132

In-one-anotherness and eschatology 141

In-one-anotherness and relational presence 144

Summary 145

8 In conclusion: Johannine oneness and participation with Christ 147

Appendix 1: Pauline union with Christ 152

Appendix 2: A preliminary look at oneness and participation with Christ in Revelation 156

Appendix 3: An analysis of the Greek discourse of John 14:15 - 24 161

Appendix 4: Hortatory-imperatival use of the third-person indicative in New Testament Greek outside 1 John 163

Bibliography 165

Index of authors 175

Index of Scripture references 177