Faith and Narrative: A Two-Level Reading of Belief in the Gospel of John

The question of who truly believes according to John’s Gospel can be unclear, complicated by characters who display contradictory evidence, both portrayed positively yet also reflecting imperfections. A solution to the confusion lies in attending to the overt narration of the Gospel, which creates a...

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Главный автор: Seglenieks, Christopher 1983- (Автор)
Формат: Электронный ресурс Статья
Язык:Английский
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Опубликовано: 2019
В: Tyndale bulletin
Год: 2019, Том: 70, Выпуск: 1, Страницы: 23-40
Нормированные ключевые слова (последовательности):B Bibel. Johannesevangelium / Рассказ (мотив) / Вера (мотив)
Другие ключевые слова:B johannine literature
B Faith
B Gospels
B john
B New Testament
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Итог:The question of who truly believes according to John’s Gospel can be unclear, complicated by characters who display contradictory evidence, both portrayed positively yet also reflecting imperfections. A solution to the confusion lies in attending to the overt narration of the Gospel, which creates a distinction between events within the story and the presentation to the reader. Positive expressions of faith within the story can be identified as ‘acceptable belief’, involving commitment to Jesus but with a limited understanding of his identity and mission. Only after the cross is ‘genuine belief’, (which includes greater understanding), possible.
ISSN:0082-7118
Второстепенные работы:Enthalten in: Tyndale bulletin
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.53751/001c.27710