The Symbolic Narratives of the Fourth Gospel - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Symbolic Narratives of the Fourth Gospel write by Dorothy A. Lee. This book was released on 1994-01-01. The Symbolic Narratives of the Fourth Gospel available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The book examines six long narratives of the Fourth Gospel, arguing that they are best understood as 'symbolic narrative'. They display a unique cohesion of symbol and narrative: the narrative unfolds the symbol and the symbol draws out the narrative. This process occurs as the character struggles to understand the symbolic meaning. The structure develops in five Stages: the establishing of a 'sign', image or feast (Stage 1); misunderstood in materialistic terms (Stage 2); the struggle to understand the symbolic meaning (Stage 3); the acceptance or rejection of that meaning (Stage 4); a confession of faith or statement of rejection (Stage 5). The symbolic narratives reveal how material reality becomes symbolic of the divine. Just as the flesh of Jesus is the symbol of divine glory, so material reality now has the potential for symbolizing God. Flesh has no independent existence; its value lies in its symbolic role. This parallels the cohesion between form and meaning. Just as the flesh is given value in symbolizing the divine, so narrative form is of value in disclosing theological meaning. The implied reader is drawn into the drama of the symbolic narratives to make the authentic response of faith.
The Symbolic Narratives of the Fourth Gospel
The Symbolic Narratives of the Fourth Gospel - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Symbolic Narratives of the Fourth Gospel write by Dorothy Lee. This book was released on 1994-03-01. The Symbolic Narratives of the Fourth Gospel available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The book examines six long narratives of the Fourth Gospel, arguing that they are best understood as 'symbolic narrative'. They display a unique cohesion of symbol and narrative: the narrative unfolds the symbol and the symbol draws out the narrative. This process occurs as the character struggles to understand the symbolic meaning. The structure develops in five Stages: the establishing of a 'sign', image or feast (Stage 1); misunderstood in materialistic terms (Stage 2); the struggle to understand the symbolic meaning (Stage 3); the acceptance or rejection of that meaning (Stage 4); a confession of faith or statement of rejection (Stage 5). The symbolic narratives reveal how material reality becomes symbolic of the divine. Just as the flesh of Jesus is the symbol of divine glory, so material reality now has the potential for symbolizing God. Flesh has no independent existence; its value lies in its symbolic role. This parallels the cohesion between form and meaning. Just as the flesh is given value in symbolizing the divine, so narrative form is of value in disclosing theological meaning. The implied reader is drawn into the drama of the symbolic narratives to make the authentic response of faith.
Symbolism in the Fourth Gospel
Symbolism in the Fourth Gospel - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Symbolism in the Fourth Gospel write by Craig R. Koester. This book was released on 2003-02-19. Symbolism in the Fourth Gospel available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Craig Koester's respected study uses the symbolic language of the Gospel of John as a focus to explore "the Gospel's literary dimensions, social and historical context, and theological import." This edition is fully revised and updated and includes a number of new sections on such topics as Judas and the knowledge of God. Fresh treatments are given on a number of issues, including the Gospel's Christology. This new edition offers both new insights and proven worth for students and scholars alike.
Symbols and Spirituality
Symbols and Spirituality - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Symbols and Spirituality write by Michael T. Winstanley. This book was released on 2008. Symbols and Spirituality available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
John 18:28-19:22 and the Paradox of Judgement
John 18:28-19:22 and the Paradox of Judgement - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook John 18:28-19:22 and the Paradox of Judgement write by Blake Wassell. This book was released on 2021-02-15. John 18:28-19:22 and the Paradox of Judgement available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. In this study, Blake Wassell applies new Roman and Jewish contexts to a Johannine ambiguity, which is Pilate declaring Jesus both innocent and guilty of making himself King of the Ἰουδαῖοι. Pilate repeats that he finds in Jesus no basis for the accusation, and yet he also writes the content of the accusation in the inscription on the cross. The paradox leads readers into another paradox: the Ἰουδαῖοι make themselves the accused as they make the accusation, and Jesus conquers as he is conquered. The author analyses how they destroy the temple of his body, so that he can raise it and how they exalt him, so that he can reveal himself.
