De Wet, Burgert Wynand2013-01-212013-01-211997De Wet, BW 1997. 'Unity in John 17 and in lQS I-IX: a comparative study', Skrif en Kerk, vol. 18, no.1, pp 34-51.0257-8891 (print)2074-7705 (online)http://hdl.handle.net/2263/20856Continued 2001 as 'Verbum et Ecclesia'Spine cut of Journal binding and pages scanned on flatbed EPSON Expression 10000 XL; 400dpi; text/lineart - black and white - stored to Tiff Derivation: Abbyy Fine Reader v.9 work with PNG-format (black and white); Photoshop CS3; Adobe Acrobat v.9 Web display format PDFThe unity theme as it is found in John 17 and in lQS I-IX provides sufficient comparative material to give an indication of the extent to which John's theology flourished within the contemporary Jewish context. It is argued that the events surrounding Christ constituted for John the central point of orientation according to which the typical Jewish ideas could be interpreted and reformulated. It is finally concluded thar, according to this radical and exclusive Christian dynamic approach, certain elements within Judaism, also found among members of the Qumran community, were reinterpreted, while others were either continued or discontinued.18 pagesPDFenFaculty of Theology, University of PretoriaBible -- N.T. -- John 17JudaismQumran communityTheologyArticle