A historical survey and critical evaluation concerning discipleship in the fourth gospel

A� historical� survey� and� critical� evaluation� concerning� discipleship� in the Fourth Gospel The historical survey about discipleship� in� the Fourth Gospel� indicates that the� literature� of the� second� half of this� century� was� sketchy� about� this theme.� Up� till� 1972� a� thematic-theological� approach� highlighted� some characteristics� of discipleship� as� they� appeared� in� all four� gospels.� The study� of Jimenez� (1972)� was� the� first� substantial� approach� to� research about� discipleship� in� the� Fourth� Gospel� and� caused� a� paradigm� shift� to restrict� his� study� to� only� the� Fourth� Gospel.� During� the� 80's� the� interest about� this� theme� increased,� due� to� Rudolph� Bultmann.� After� Bultmann more attention was paid to the situation and circumstances of� the audience which� contribute� to� a� greater� interest� on� discipleship� and� ecclesiology� in the Fourth� Gospel.� Although no� constant current� influence� on discipleship has� been� observed,� most� scholars� are� unanimous� that� the focal� point� of discipleship lies� in the� "Last Discourse"