Wisdom christology in the gospel of John
Wisdom's pilgrimage -- Wisdom in the prologue -- Wisdom and God in the narrative of John -- Wisdom and the mission of Jesus -- Wisdom and christology -- Wisdom and her opponents -- Wisdom and her disciples -- Reflections and conclusions
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Eugene, Oregon
Wipf & Stock
2024
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Tag hinzufügen | Zusammenfassung: | Wisdom's pilgrimage -- Wisdom in the prologue -- Wisdom and God in the narrative of John -- Wisdom and the mission of Jesus -- Wisdom and christology -- Wisdom and her opponents -- Wisdom and her disciples -- Reflections and conclusions This volume contends that the Gospel of John presents the most thorough and robust Wisdom Christology of all the New Testament books. Wisdom Christology -- the christological concept that applies the roles, characteristics, and functions of God's personified wisdom to the man Jesus Christ -- is displayed to be skillfully interwoven throughout all twenty-one chapters of the Fourth Gospel, starting with the famous prologue. In response to the prevailing tendency among interpreters to project postbiblical understandings of Jesus from the fourth- and fifth-century church councils back into the Gospel of John, this volume shows that a more fitting context emerges from Jewish Wisdom literature. By situating the Johannine Jesus in his first-century Jewish context, readers can appreciate John's commitment to monotheism and Jesus' role as the Father's highly empowered human agent, fully embodying Lady Wisdom |
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| Beschreibung: | xiii, 266 pages 23 cm |
| ISBN: | 9798385211395 9798385211401 |