Beutler, Johannes. “Two Ways of Gathering: The Plot To Kill Jesus in John 11:47-53.”
Journal Article Summary Report #1 by Bryan Sumendap Beutler, Johannes. "Two Ways of Gathering: The Plot To Kill Jesus in John 11:47-53." New Testament Studies 40 no 1 (Ja 1994): 38-54. Summary of the Exegetical Steps by the Author . The author picked this text because it "has so far attracted mainly historical and text-historical interest." His main reason is "because the gathering of the High Priests and Pharisess, their reasoning, and the answer of Caiaphas are mainly attributed to pre-Johannine material, the reflection of the evangelist at the end of John himself or even a post-Johannine hand." This is due to the "idea of a death of Jesus for the 'scattered children of God' which seems to be alien to the earlier synoptic or synoptic-like material." Beutler approaches the study by a synchronic investigation in the text, followed by a diachronic approach. Looking at the paper, he has conveniently divided it into three parts. They are:...