Jesus the gardener
The two-fold aim of this paper is (i) to determine whether the descriptionption of Jesus as the gardener is symbolic; and (ii) to show that the atonement in the Fourth Gospel is seen in terms of renewal and transformation. Starting with some of Origen's comments, it is then argued that re-creat...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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1999
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Neotestamentica
Year: 1999, Volume: 33, Issue: 1, Pages: 161-168 |
| Further subjects: | B
Legitimacy of this interpretation
B Theology B Patristic authors B Jesus the gardener B Re-creation B Atonement in the fourth gospel B Christianity |
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| Summary: | The two-fold aim of this paper is (i) to determine whether the descriptionption of Jesus as the gardener is symbolic; and (ii) to show that the atonement in the Fourth Gospel is seen in terms of renewal and transformation. Starting with some of Origen's comments, it is then argued that re-creation is a consistent theme of John. This is borne out by a brief look at some early interpretations of John's theology, with special reference to Athanasius, after which consideration is given to the meaning of Jesus as the gardener, and the legitimacy of new interpretations. |
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| ISSN: | 2518-4628 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Neotestamentica
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.10520/AJA2548356_492 |