The presence of Jesus through the gospel of John
In this article it is argued that the author of the Fourth Gospel aims at guiding his readers through the narrative of the Gospel with the purpose that they will "see" (meet) Jesus, confess Him as Christ, and receive eternal life. Instead of physically hearing the words from the mouth of J...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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2002
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Neotestamentica
Year: 2002, Volume: 36, Issue: 1/2, Pages: 89-95 |
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| Summary: | In this article it is argued that the author of the Fourth Gospel aims at guiding his readers through the narrative of the Gospel with the purpose that they will "see" (meet) Jesus, confess Him as Christ, and receive eternal life. Instead of physically hearing the words from the mouth of Jesus himself or seeing Him doing signs (as his first followers could), the present day reader is confronted with these actions of Jesus through the text. The text thus becomes the "presence of Jesus" among the readers and should be read as one intended to challenge the reader to the point where Jesus is accepted as Christ and an existential change takes place in the life of the believer, from death to life (5 : 25 and 20 : 31). This indeed implies radical involvement by the reader as well as a radical challenge by the text. |
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| ISSN: | 2518-4628 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Neotestamentica
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.10520/EJC83101 |