Meeting Nicodemus: A Case Study in Daring Theological Interpretation

The Nicodemus story can be read as a distillation of the Gospel of John and an example of many of its key features. John 3:1–21 poses a wide range of the problems raised by this most distinctive and mysterious of the four gospels. It shows characteristic practices of John as a reader, writer and tea...

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Main Author: Ford, David 1948- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Cambridge Univ. Press 2013
In: Scottish journal of theology
Year: 2013, Volume: 66, Issue: 1, Pages: 1-17
Further subjects:B Theological Interpretation
B Drama
B Intertextuality
B plain sense
B theological reader
B Spirit
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