A study of the Johannine symbol of the good shepherd (Jn 10:1-18) with particular reference to "Ofo" symbol in Igbo, Nigeria: a biblical inculturation approach

"The Johannine symbol of the good shepherd (Jn 10:1-18) is employed by the fourth evangelist from the Jewish cultural context, to communicate the Divine message of the redemption of humanity by Jesus Christ, who is the Symbol, the Son and the Revealer of the Johannine Father. This symbol is dis...

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Main Author: Maduadichie, Livinus Okey 1959- (Author)
Corporate Author: Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn (Degree granting institution)
Format: Electronic/Print Book
Language:English
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Published: Berlin Bern Bruxelles New York Oxford Warszawa Wien Peter Lang [2020]
In: New Testament studies in contextual exegesis (vol. 12)
Year: 2020
Series/Journal:New Testament studies in contextual exegesis vol. 12
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Good shepherd / Metaphor / Exegesis / Reception / Ibo (People) / Ritual / Symbol / Intercultural understanding
IxTheo Classification:HC New Testament
Further subjects:B Bible. John, X, 1-18 Criticism, interpretation, etc
B Metaphor in the Bible
B Igbo (African people) (Nigeria) Religion
B Thesis
B Shepherds in the Bible
B Bible. John, X, 1-18 Criticism, interpretation, etc (Nigeria)
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Parallel Edition:Erscheint auch als: 978-3-631-80312-7
Erscheint auch als: 978-3-631-80313-4
Erscheint auch als: 978-3-631-80314-1
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Summary:"The Johannine symbol of the good shepherd (Jn 10:1-18) is employed by the fourth evangelist from the Jewish cultural context, to communicate the Divine message of the redemption of humanity by Jesus Christ, who is the Symbol, the Son and the Revealer of the Johannine Father. This symbol is discussed here from the hermeneutical perspective in the context of Igbo in Nigeria, with particular reference to Ofo, an Igbo ritual symbol. The symbol of the good shepherd depicts different meanings, depending on the exegetical approach of the interpreter, and among them is the depth of love which the Johannine Father has for the humanity. The Ofo similarly, symbolizes diverse values among which are, the virtue of truth, innocence, justice, power, emblem of unity, staff of authority and indestructibility of the individual or the group. Using the literary analysis of exegesis, the method of the intercultural hermeneutics, employed in the African method of biblical analysis, is applied in the discourse. With this method therefore, the findings from the analysis of the Ofo ritual symbol are used to read the results from the exegetical analysis of the symbol of the good shepherd because they have interface at the symbolic level. This feature enables the reader to grasp the message of the shepherd discourse of Jn 10:1-18"--
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references
ISBN:3631796935
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.3726/b16186