The Symbolic Narratives Of The Fourth Gospel

Author : Dorothy A. Lee
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 1994-01-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781850754688

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The Symbolic Narratives of the Fourth Gospel by Dorothy A. Lee Pdf

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.

Author : Dorothy Lee
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 263 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 1994-03-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780567478788

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The Symbolic Narratives of the Fourth Gospel by Dorothy Lee Pdf

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.

Author : Michael T. Winstanley
Publisher : Don Bosco Publications
Page : 91 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Bible
ISBN : 9780955565403

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Symbols and Spirituality by Michael T. Winstanley Pdf

Author : Blake Wassell
Publisher : Mohr Siebeck
Page : 341 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2021-02-15
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9783161599286

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John 18:28-19:22 and the Paradox of Judgement by Blake Wassell Pdf

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.

Author : W. David O. Taylor
Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2017-08-21
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781467447799

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The Theater of God's Glory by W. David O. Taylor Pdf

A theological framework for the liturgical arts rooted in John Calvin Both detractors and supporters of John Calvin have deemed him an enemy of the physical body, a pessimist toward creation, and a negative influence on the liturgical arts. But, says W. David O. Taylor, that only tells half of the story. Taylor examines Calvin's trinitarian theology as it intersects his doctrine of the physical creation in order to argue for a positive theological account of the liturgical arts. He does so believing that Calvin's theology can serve, perhaps surprisingly, as a rich resource for understanding the theological purposes of the arts in corporate worship. Drawing on Calvin's Institutes, biblical commentaries, sermons, catechisms, treatises, and worship orders, this book represents one of the most thorough investigations available of John Calvin's theology of the physical creation—and the promising possibilities it opens up for the formative role of the arts in worship.

Author : Dorothy A. Lee
Publisher : ATF Press
Page : 238 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2020-04-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781925679267

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Creation, Matter and the Image of God by Dorothy A. Lee Pdf

This book gathers together a selection of essays and articles by the author that have as their main focus the Gospel of John. They explore the symbolism of the text and the way it communicates key Johannine themes, using a narrative critical approach, with attention to the theology emerging from the literary structures. The contents employ but also seek to move beyond critical methodology to a perspective that takes seriously feminist studies, as well as Eastern Orthodox theological emphasis on the integrity of creation.

Author : Craig R. Koester
Publisher : Fortress Press
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2003-02-19
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1451405421

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Symbolism in the Fourth Gospel by Craig R. Koester Pdf

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.

Author : Douglas Estes,Ruth Sheridan
Publisher : SBL Press
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2016-10-07
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780884141471

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How John Works by Douglas Estes,Ruth Sheridan Pdf

Essential classroom resource for New Testament courses In this book, a group of international scholars go in detail to explain how the author of the Gospel of John uses a variety of narrative strategies to best tell his story. More than a commentary, this book offers a glimpse at the way an ancient author created and used narrative features such as genre, character, style, persuasion, and even time and space to shape a dramatic story of the life of Jesus. Features: An introduction to the Fourth Gospel through its narrative features and dynamics Fifteen features of story design that comprise the Gospel of John Short, targeted essays about how John works that can be used as starting points for the study of other Gospels/texts

Author : Robert Tomson Fortna
Publisher : Fortress Press
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2007-03-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1451417462

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The Fourth Gospel and Its Predecessors by Robert Tomson Fortna Pdf

This is the groundbreaking sequel to Fortna's The Gospel of Signs which reconstructed a source underlying the Fourth Gospel narrative. Here he not only brings that reconstruction up to date but also provides commentary, section by section, on both the text of the reconstructed Johannine source and its redaction in canonical John (Part One).In Part Two, Fortna systematically draws together the theological movement from source to present Gospel covering such topics as Christology, the value of signs for faith, salvation, Jesus' death, eschatology and community, and "the Jews" in relation to geography in the Fourth Gospel. This work, then, provides a comprehensive and unique redaction-critical treatment of the whole Johannine narrative.

Author : Adesola Joan Akala
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2014-07-31
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780567577108

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The Son-Father Relationship and Christological Symbolism in the Gospel of John by Adesola Joan Akala Pdf

This volume examines Johannine symbolism within the lens of Jesus' relationship with the Father. After demonstrating that the Gospel narrative symbolically portrays Jesus as the Son of God who is relationally inseparable from his Father, the study shows how the Son-Father Relationship (SFR) is at the center of the network of Christological symbols in the Gospel of John. Using an innovative narrative framework, this book unveils the creative and symbolic introduction of the SFR in the Prologue (Jn. 1. 1-18), its development through the words and actions of Jesus' teaching ministry within the Johannine narrative, and its culmination in the Prayer (Jn. 17); the SFR motif then concludes in the remainder of the Gospel. This narrative framework reveals how the SFR shapes the literary style and theological strategy of the Gospel, and acts as an integrative force by giving structure and cohesion to the Gospel's symbolic system. Two key features presented in this book are a theory of symbolism and a network of symbols. The specially formulated 'Theory of Johannine Symbolism' explains the theoretical and theological underpinnings of the Gospel's symbolic network, called 'John's Christological Symbology'. Through the symbolic network, the author of the Gospel fulfills the theological purpose stated in Jn. 20:31-that hearer-readers believe in Jesus the Christ, as the Son of God, and thereby experience eternal life.

Author : David Rhoads,Kari Syreeni
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 314 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 1999-01-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1841270040

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Characterization in the Gospels by David Rhoads,Kari Syreeni Pdf

This volume examines characterization in the four Gospels and in the Sayings Gospel Q. Peter in Matthew, Lazarus in John, and Jesus as Son of Man in Q are examples of the characters studied. The general approach is narrative-critical. At the same time, each contribution takes special effort to widen the scope beyond the narrated world to include the text's ideological and real-life setting as well as its effective history. New ways of doing narrative criticism are thus proposed. The concluding essay by David Rhoads delineates the development and envisions the future of narrative criticism in Gospel studies.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 560 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Religion
ISBN : STANFORD:36105011998213

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Critical Review of Books in Religion by Anonim Pdf

Author : Mark W. G. Stibbe
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 214 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0521415241

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John as Storyteller by Mark W. G. Stibbe Pdf

A widely-acclaimed study which suggests a new, holistic approach to the gospel literature.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 532 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : UCAL:B3740427

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Heythrop Journal by Anonim Pdf

Author : Gilbert van Belle,Michael Labahn,Pieter Maritz
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 732 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : UVA:X030613786

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Repetitions and Variations in the Fourth Gospel by Gilbert van Belle,Michael Labahn,Pieter Maritz Pdf

This publication collects the majority of papers presented at the challenging colloquium on "Repetitions and Variations in the Fourth Gospel" at the K.U.Leuven held from 7 - 9 November 2006 in Leuven. Articles that have been added are a direct result of the colloquium. The colloquium was planned with this publication in mind, wishing to contribute to an understanding of the Fourth Gospel's language and style in relation to the Synoptic Gospels and in manifesting its unity in theme and language. The contributors mostly represent new approaches to understanding the composition and nature of the Fourth Gospel. Therefore the historical overview of past research is most helpful in placing these new approaches.