TY - BOOK ID - 6716829 TI - Peter and the beloved disciple : figures for a community in crisis PY - 1989 VL - 32 SN - 1850752176 9781850752172 PB - Sheffield: JSOT, DB - UniCat KW - 225*7 KW - Petrus KW - Bible. N.T. John -- Criticism, interpretation, etc. KW - John, the Apostle, Saint. KW - Peter, the Apostle, Saint. KW - Religion KW - Philosophy & Religion KW - Christianity KW - 225*7 Petrus UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:6716829 AB - The common supposition that the Fourth Gospel presents a rivalry between Peter and the Beloved Disciple, in which Peter is subordinated to the hero of the Johannine Community, is here subjected to fresh scrutiny. After establishing working hypotheses regarding the Johannine Community and the function of representative figures in the Fourth Gospel, the author first examines the function of Peter independently of the Beloved Disciple. Here, he is the exemplary leader of 'the Twelve'. In those passages where the two characters are juxtaposed, it is evident that the Beloved Disciple is not inordin ER -