The Jewish Targums and John’s Logos Theology. By John Ronning
In this well-researched book, Ronning presents a compelling case for the thesis that he puts forth. As the title suggests, it is Ronning’s assertion that ‘John’s decision to call Jesus “the Word” … was influenced by the Targums’ (p. 1). The author makes this case methodically and with great care., I...
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| Format: | Electronic Review |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford University Press
2012
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The journal of theological studies
Year: 2012, Volume: 63, Issue: 1, Pages: 261-262 |
| Review of: | The Jewish Targums and John's logos theology (Grand Rapids, MI : Baker Academic, 2010) (Rhine, Charles)
The Jewish Targums and John's logos theology (Peabody, Mass. : Hendrickson, 2010) (Rhine, Charles) |
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| Summary: | In this well-researched book, Ronning presents a compelling case for the thesis that he puts forth. As the title suggests, it is Ronning’s assertion that ‘John’s decision to call Jesus “the Word” … was influenced by the Targums’ (p. 1). The author makes this case methodically and with great care., In the first three chapters, Ronning lays a conceptual foundation for the plausibility of the Targum view. Chapter 1 includes a full discussion of ‘three plausible proposals’ that are commonly given for the origin of the Logos title in John: the Old Testament ‘word of the Lord’ (i.e. |
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| ISSN: | 1477-4607 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: The journal of theological studies
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1093/jts/flr148 |