Incarnation and Covenant in the Prologue to the Fourth Gospel (John 1:1-18)
©2006
Thesis
XVI,
238 Pages
Summary
This study deals with the structural and exegetical relationship between pre-existence and incarnation in the dynamics of John‘s Prologue (John 1:1-18). It discusses the point in the narrative at which the shift from the pre-existent Logos to the incarnate Christ takes place and, therefore, the perspective from which the individual parts of the passage (vss. 1-5; vss. 6-13; vss. 14-18) should be interpreted. By making a detailed and comprehensive analysis of the text and evaluating all contrasting views on the subject, the book shows the essential chronological order of the narrative, whose climax (vss. 14-18) is not the announcement of the incarnation proper, but rather a profound theological reflection on the significance of that event based on the covenantal traditions of the exodus story and later prophetic expectations.
Details
- Pages
- XVI, 238
- Publication Year
- 2006
- ISBN (PDF)
- 9783653041835
- ISBN (Softcover)
- 9783631548301
- DOI
- 10.3726/978-3-653-04183-5
- Language
- English
- Publication date
- 2014 (January)
- Keywords
- Präexistenz Inkarnation Bund Gottes New Testament Incarnation Logos Johannesevangelium 1,1-18 Prologue
- Published
- Frankfurt am Main, Berlin, Bern, Bruxelles, New York, Oxford, Wien, 2006. XVI, 238 pp.
- Product Safety
- Peter Lang Group AG