The Johannine Exegesis of God

An Exploration into the Johannine Understanding of God

von Daniel Rathnakara Sadananda

370 Seiten, Hardcover

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

Johannine Exegesis of God is a stimulating study of the explicit and implicit theological language of the Johannine community. It exegetically explores crucial questions concerning the Fourth Evangelist's language used to characterize God. It makes a sojourn into the relationship between Johannine Christology and Theology. It examines the dialogue dynamics of a theological conversation between those who do not share the same theological affirmations, and enumerates how the Johannine community derives benefit, becomes enriched and learns inclusiveness through its dialogue/conflict with its pluralistic environment. In approaching and interpreting the Gospel narrative, the implications of 'Theo-logy' in the Johannine community's struggle for legitimacy, identity and existence become clear. The Theology of the Johannine community shows a creative dialect with its sociological context, and its experiential theologising makes its theological language authentic, clear and precise.

• Reihe: Beihefte zur Zeitschrift für die neutestamentliche Wissenschaft
• ISBN: 9783110182484
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 24.09.2004
• Genre: Religion, Theologie/Christentum
• Verlag: De Gruyter