Please note: In order to keep Hive up to date and provide users with the best features, we are no longer able to fully support Internet Explorer. The site is still available to you, however some sections of the site may appear broken. We would encourage you to move to a more modern browser like Firefox, Edge or Chrome in order to experience the site fully.

Prologue and Gospel : The Theology of the Fourth Evangelist, PDF eBook

Prologue and Gospel : The Theology of the Fourth Evangelist PDF

Part of the The Library of New Testament Studies series

PDF

Please note: eBooks can only be purchased with a UK issued credit card and all our eBooks (ePub and PDF) are DRM protected.

Description

This book demonstrates that a type of prologue found in ancient Greek literature could be the literary convention behind John 1.1-18.

The structure and content of the Johannine prologue determine the structure and content of the whole Gospel.

It provides the reader with seminal statements about the cosmic situation and God's plan for mankind, statements which are explicated thereafter.

This function of the prologue is explored through the three historical personages mentioned in that largely metaphysical construction about the Logos: John, Moses and Jesus Christ.

The person and mission of Jesus Christ, cryptically stated in the prologue, are explicated through three christological expressions: 'the Son of Man', 'I am', and 'the Son (of God)'.

These require the Logos-creator conception in the background to give them theological coherence.

Information

Other Formats

Information