E. Elizabeth. Johnson’s scientific contributions

... However, a number of scholars have also indicated similarities between apocalyptic texts and the so called critical wisdom texts, Ecclesiastes and Job. According to Rowland (1982:207), 6 Jesus was seen as either influenced by apocalyptic tradition or by wisdom traditions; the Q source was seen as either shaped by apocalyptic traditions or by wisdom traditions; there has been a similar discussion about some of the Pauline texts; Johnson (1989) in a study on Romans 9-11 proposed that wisdom and apocalypticism in their ideal forms be placed on two extremes of a continuum with regard to immanence and transcendence (1989:70); for the ideal sage meaning is found in the present life, while for the ideal seer meaning is found in the future order and the future divine activity; for the ideal sage wisdom is open to everyone who searches, while for the ideal seer wisdom is given. The actual texts finds themselves somewhere between these extreme points on the continuum (see the survey in Decock (1999:17-19); for a more comprehensive and up to date overview of recent studies on the relationship between apocalyptic texts and the wisdom tradition, see DiTommaso (2007:374-384)). ...

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The transformative potential of the Apocalypse of John