The Lawsuit Motif in John's Gospel from New Perspectives

Jesus Christ, Crucified Criminal and Emperor of the World
Erscheinungsjahr 2014
ISBN: 978-90-04-27861-5
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 158, 306 Seiten, Format (B × H): 159 mm x 241 mm, Gewicht: 633 g

Reihe: Novum Testamentum, Supplements

The study sheds fresh light on aspects of the lawsuit motif in John from the background of Diaspora-Jewish and Greco-Roman data and perspectives. – John’s narrative of the attempts on Jesus for such crimes as breaking the Sabbath, blasphemy, and seduction are illuminated from Philo’s perspectives on vigilante execution. – Furthermore, John’s narrative of the official Jewish and Roman forensic procedures against Jesus can also be situated within the framework of the Greco-Roman administration exemplified by the legal papyri from the Roman Egypt. – Philo’s expectation of an eschatological emperor, who shall rule over many nations, provides a cultural context for the way John’s gospel re-inscribed Jesus as the true “Emperor” of all the nations.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Bekken, Per Jarle

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Bibelwissenschaften Neues Testament: Exegese, Geschichte

Über Autor(innen)

Per Jarle Bekken, Ph.D. (1998), Norwegian University of Science and Technology, is Associate Professor at the University of Nordland. He has published articles and a monograph in the field of the New Testament entitled The Word is Near You (De Gruyter, 2007).