The Fourth Gospel
HE Great Books series has been rather uneven for a BBC presentation. Lord Samuel in his talk on Lord Bacon did little more than dully rehearse the old catch-phrases about the
"mistiness"’ and inadequacies of the medieval mind, and the tremendous discovery of "reality" by Bacon, His attempt to establish a dichotomy between medieval thought and Renais-
sance thought, wnen modern. scholars have done so much to remove the division, suggested a mind wedded _ to the popular simplifications of the last century. As a contrast, Professor C. H. Dodd on the Fourth
Gospel gave us a model talk — a crisply-delivered historical introduction, a contrast between the tone of John’s narrative and that of the other Gospels, with a mention of Greek influences, a literary analysis, with clear examples, and a summary of the religious message of the work. All this was done in 15 minutes, with no trace of scrambling, and left the impression of an alert scholar, master of his subject, interested in it, and cordially inviting others to share his interest.
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 21, Issue 528, 5 August 1949, Page 10
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176The Fourth Gospel New Zealand Listener, Volume 21, Issue 528, 5 August 1949, Page 10
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