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PublisherBloomsbury Publishing

ISBN-100567374149

ISBN-139780567374141

eBay Product ID (ePID)175868046

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Number of Pages272 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameSon-Father Relationship and Christological Symbolism in the Gospel of John

Publication Year2014

SubjectChristian Theology / Christology, Christian Theology / Systematic, Biblical Studies / Jesus, the Gospels & Acts, Biblical Criticism & Interpretation / General, General, Biblical Studies / General, Biblical Criticism & Interpretation / New Testament

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaReligion

AuthorAdesola Joan Akala

SeriesThe Library of New Testament Studies

FormatHardcover

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Item Height0.6 in

Item Weight19.7 Oz

Item Length9.2 in

Item Width6.1 in

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Intended AudienceCollege Audience

Reviews"The book locates itself within contemporary debate on the imagery and symbolism of John's Gospel, and their narrative and theological significance. In this debate, it offers an important contribution to Johannine studies, both in its methodological understanding of symbols and their modus operandi, and in its comprehensive account of the Son- Father symbol across the narrative of the Fourth Gospel. A positive contribution to the ongoing dialogue can be found in Akala's unfolding of the theological framework, as well as literary art, of John's Gospel. The book is well written, thoroughly referenced in the relevant literature, and addressed primarily to the scholarly community, yet accessible enough to possess a wider appeal." - Religious Studies Review

TitleLeadingThe

Dewey Edition23

Series Volume Number505

Dewey Decimal226.506

Table Of Content1. JOHN'S FIGURATIVE WORLD 2. THEORIES OF SYMBOL 3. THEORY OF JOHANNINE SYMBOLISM 4. NARRATIVE AND SYMBOL IN THE GOSPEL OF JOHN 5. METHODOLOGY 6. THE PROLOGUE: THEORETICAL ANALYSIS 7. THE PROLOGUE: NARRATIVE ANALYSIS 8. THE PRAYER: NARRATIVE ANALYSIS AND CORRELATION WITH THE PROLOGUE 9. JOHN'S CHRISTOLOGICAL SYMBOLOGY 10. THEOLOGICAL IMPLICATIONS

SynopsisThis volume examines Johannine symbolism within the lens of Jesus' relationship with the Father. After demonstrating that the Gospel narrative symbolically portrays Jesus as the Son of God who is relationally inseparable from his Father, the study shows how the Son-Father Relationship (SFR) is at the center of the network of Christological symbols in the Gospel of John. Using an innovative narrative framework, this book unveils the creative and symbolic introduction of the SFR in the Prologue (Jn. 1. 1-18), its development through the words and actions of Jesus' teaching ministry within the Johannine narrative, and its culmination in the Prayer (Jn. 17); the SFR motif then concludes in the remainder of the Gospel. This narrative framework reveals how the SFR shapes the literary style and theological strategy of the Gospel, and acts as an integrative force by giving structure and cohesion to the Gospel's symbolic system. Two key features presented in this book are a theory of symbolism and a network of symbols. The specially formulated 'Theory of Johannine Symbolism' explains the theoretical and theological underpinnings of the Gospel's symbolic network, called 'John's Christological Symbology'. Through the symbolic network, the author of the Gospel fulfills the theological purpose stated in Jn. 20:31-that hearer-readers believe in Jesus the Christ, as the Son of God, and thereby experience eternal life., This volume examines Johannine symbolism within the lens of Jesus' relationship with the Father. After demonstrating that the Gospel narrative symbolically portrays Jesus as the Son of God who is relationally inseparable from his Father, the study shows how the Son-Father Relationship (SFR) is at the center of the network of Christological symbols in the Gospel of John. Using an innovative narrative framework, this book unveils the creative and symbolic introduction of the SFR in the Prologue (Jn. 1. 1-18), its development through the words and actions of Jesus' teaching ministry within the Johannine narrative, and its culmination in the Prayer (Jn. 17); the SFR motif then concludes in the remainder of the Gospel. This narrative framework reveals how the SFR shapes the literary style and theological strategy of the Gospel, and acts as an integrative force by giving structure and cohesion to the Gospel's symbolic system. Two key features presented in this book are a theory of symbolism and a network of symbols. The specially formulated 'Theory of Johannine Symbolism' explains the theoretical and theological underpinnings of the Gospel's symbolic network, called 'John's Christological Symbology'. Through the symbolic network, the author of the Gospel fulfills the theological purpose stated in Jn. 20:31--that hearer-readers believe in Jesus the Christ, as the Son of God, and thereby experience eternal life.

LC Classification NumberBS2615.6