Wisdom christology in the gospel of John:

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...

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1. Verfasser: Smith, Dustin R. (VerfasserIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Eugene, Oregon Wipf & Stock [2024]
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Zusammenfassung: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
Beschreibung:xiii, 266 pages 23 cm
ISBN:9798385211395
9798385211401

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