‘Some were saying, “He is good”’ (John 7.12b): ‘Good’ Christology in John's Gospel?
Far from being the banality suggested by commentators, John's use of the vocabulary of ‘goodness’ for Jesus (ἀγαθός and καλός) is christologically significant. It points to Jesus' unity with God. The Johannine treatment of Jesus' ‘goodness’ and interpretation of the Shema contrasts wi...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge Univ. Press
2010
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New Testament studies
Year: 2010, Volume: 56, Issue: 4, Pages: 513-535 |
| Further subjects: | B
Goodness
B Christology B Shema B Monotheism B Commandments B rich man B John's gospel |
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| Summary: | Far from being the banality suggested by commentators, John's use of the vocabulary of ‘goodness’ for Jesus (ἀγαθός and καλός) is christologically significant. It points to Jesus' unity with God. The Johannine treatment of Jesus' ‘goodness’ and interpretation of the Shema contrasts with and complements the Synoptic treatment of these themes in the rich man pericope (Mark 10.17–22 parr.). |
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| ISSN: | 1469-8145 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: New Testament studies
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1017/S0028688510000111 |