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Record Nr.

UNINA9910461223803321

Autore

Um Stephen T

Titolo

The theme of temple christology in John's gospel [[electronic resource] /] / Stephen T. Um

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York, : T & T Clark, 2006

ISBN

1-283-20049-X

9786613200495

0-567-54269-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (245 p.)

Collana

Library of New Testament studies ; ; 312

T & T Clark library of biblical studies

Disciplina

226.5064

Soggetti

Water - Religious aspects - Christianity

Water - Religious aspects - Judaism

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Editorial Board; Title; Copyright; CONTENTS; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Chapter 1 THE VARIOUS SCHOLARLY INTERPRETATIONS OF JOHN 4.1-26; Chapter 2 WATER: A LIFE-GIVING SYMBOL IN EARLY JEWISH LITERATURE (C. 2ND CENTURY BCE TO 1 ST CENTURY CE); Chapter 3 THE CONCEPT OF SPIRIT IN EARLY JEWISH LITERATURE; Chapter 4 THEMATIC ANALYSIS OF JOHN 4.6-26; Chapter 5 CONCLUSION; Bibliography; Index of References; Index of Authors

Sommario/riassunto

This study not only carefully investigates the Jewish tradition of water and Spirit as the normative background of John 4, but also develops temple Christology by connecting these distinct traditions of water and the Spirit as eschatological life for John's use of Spirit as the source of new creational life. The aim of this thesis is to answer the following three crucial questions in order to sustain the development of the temple Christological theme in John 4:   1) What does the image of water represent?; 2) What does it mean to worship in Spirit and truth?, and 3) How do the disparate parts