Type of Document	Dissertation
Author	Cronin, Sonya Shetty
URN	etd-05082009-171555
Title	Raymond Brown, "The Jews," and the Gospel of John
Degree	Doctor of Philosophy
Department	Religion, Department of
Advisory Committee	Advisor Name Title David Levenson Committee Chair John Kelsay Committee Member Nicole Kelley Committee Member John Marincola Outside Committee Member
Keywords	Biblical interpretation Catholic Anti-Semitism Anti-Judaism Gospel of John Raymond Brown Christian Jews
Date of Defense	2009-04-23
Availability	unrestricted
Abstract This dissertation examines published work of Raymond Brown, a prominent Catholic New Testament scholar, between the years 1960–1998 in regard to his analysis of anti-Judaism in the Gospel of John. It contextualizes his work by putting Raymond Brown’s own publications in their modern historical context and examining his work in relationship to scholars working in the same period, Church statements, and other social and academic influences that might have contributed to his overall thought. Of particular focus, this study analyzes Brown’s perspective on various strategies biblical scholars have used to address the problem of potential anti-Judaism in the Gospel. Until the mid-1960s, while most interpreters of the Gospel of John were aware of a polemic against the Jews, they did not discuss it as an ethical issue of potential anti-Judaism, nor did they relate it to a concern for the modern day. However, a shift in focus in Johannine scholarship is noticeable beginning in the mid-1960s and 1970s and continuing to the present. The goal of this project is to gain insight into this shift and understand how one’s analysis of the historical situation behind the Fourth Gospel is related to an ethical concern about potential anti-Judaism.
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