An Estranged Sect: The Sectarian Characteristics of Johannine Community

一個疏離的教派：約翰群體的教派特徵

王學晟(Nathanael Xue-sheng Wang)

《台灣神學論刊》 45期 (2018/12) Pp. 123-149

https://doi.org/10.29756/TJT.201812_(45).0007

摘要

If we use the sect theory from the sociology of religion to analyze the text of the Johannine Literature, we discover that the Johannine community formed a sect, or at least a group with sectarian characteristics. As a sect, the Johannine community set a boundary between the believers of Jesus and the non-believers. The believers as insiders were in tension with the ＂world＂ and with the Jews. During the course of their development, they also became estranged from other Christian communities, which was reflected in the self-elevation of the Beloved Disciple and the denigration of the other disciples in the text. This interpretation helps the reader to understand the text from different perspectives.

關鍵字

Johannine community ； other Christian communities ； outside environment ； sect ； tension

並列摘要

透過宗教社會學的教派理論分析約翰福音，我們發現約翰群體是一個教派，最低限度來說是一個具有教派特徵的群體。約翰群體在信耶穌與不信耶穌之間劃定界線以區分內部與外部，而他們與外部世界，與猶太人有較大的張力。在發展的過程中，他們與其他基督教群體也漸漸疏遠。這反映在他們褒揚自己是「耶穌所愛的門徒」及貶低他人門徒的話語上，曲折地表達了約翰群體高於其他教會群體。這樣的解讀對我們在理解難解的經文，以及經文所反映的一些特殊現象有一定的幫助。

並列關鍵字

約翰群體 ； 其他基督教群體 ； 外部環境 ； 教派 ； 張力