The Theological and Political Logic of John 11:47–53

In the Gospel of John, Jesus’s opponents interact with him as a false teacher and deceiver of Israel. From this perspective, the standard interpretation of the gathering of the Sanhedrin in John 11:47-53 as a description of political pragmatism must be rethought in order to allow for the Jewish lead...

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Main Author: Blumhofer, Christopher 1983- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: The Pennsylvania State University Press 2021
In: Journal of theological interpretation
Year: 2021, Volume: 15, Issue: 1, Pages: 44-62
Further subjects:B Caiaphas
B "trial of Jesus"
B "Jewish leaders"
B "John 11"
B "Gospel of John"
B "theology and politics"
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Summary:In the Gospel of John, Jesus’s opponents interact with him as a false teacher and deceiver of Israel. From this perspective, the standard interpretation of the gathering of the Sanhedrin in John 11:47-53 as a description of political pragmatism must be rethought in order to allow for the Jewish leaders to express and enact an opposition to Jesus that is both theologically and politically motivated. If this reading is correct, then the Fourth Gospel engages directly with one of the most persistent reasons that "the Jews" rejected Jesus.
ISSN:2576-7933
Contains:Enthalten in: Journal of theological interpretation
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.5325/jtheointe.15.1.0044