Atonement and Martyrdom in the Gospel of John
Does the Gospel of John portray Jesus’ death as an atoning sacrifice? This paper offers a new approach to the revelation vs. sacrifice impasse in scholarship, arguing that Jesus’ atoning death in John should be understood with reference to the non-cultic atoning deaths of the Jewish martyrdom tradit...
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| Type de support: | Électronique Article |
| Langue: | Anglais |
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Brill
[2020]
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Horizons in biblical theology
Année: 2020, Volume: 42, Numéro: 1, Pages: 58-89 |
| Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés: | B
Tod Jesu
/ Expiation
/ Martyre
/ Bibel. Johannesevangelium
/ Bibel. Makkabäer 1.
/ Bibel. Makkabäer 2.
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| Classifications IxTheo: | HB Ancien Testament HC Nouveau Testament |
| Sujets non-standardisés: | B
Atonement
B Gospel of John B Revelation B Sin B Maccabees B Martyrdom |
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| Résumé: | Does the Gospel of John portray Jesus’ death as an atoning sacrifice? This paper offers a new approach to the revelation vs. sacrifice impasse in scholarship, arguing that Jesus’ atoning death in John should be understood with reference to the non-cultic atoning deaths of the Jewish martyrdom traditions. After critically engaging scholarship, I contextualize John within post-biblical debates regarding sacrificial martyrdom, focusing on the competing reconfigurations of non-cultic atonement in the Maccabean literature. I subsequently show how Jesus’ atoning martyrdom reveals his anti-violent way of the cross as the true martyrdom and atoning sacrifice accepted by God, thereby resolving key tensions within Johannine scholarship. I then demonstrate how this vision of atonement addresses John’s understanding of sin as ignorance and addresses an audience itself facing threats of martyrdom (John 16:2). I conclude with some reflections on how John’s vision of atonement critically differs from later theological theories, particularly penal substitution. |
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| ISSN: | 1871-2207 |
| Contient: | Enthalten in: Horizons in biblical theology
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/18712207-12341403 |