Jesus' Death and the Gathering of True Israel

Jesus' Death and the Gathering of True Israel
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Publisher : Mohr Siebeck
Total Pages : 444
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ISBN-10 : 3161488210
ISBN-13 : 9783161488214
Rating : 4/5 (214 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Jesus' Death and the Gathering of True Israel by : John A. Dennis

Download or read book Jesus' Death and the Gathering of True Israel written by John A. Dennis and published by Mohr Siebeck. This book was released on 2006 with total page 444 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Taking seriously the Gospel as a unified narrative and the Gospel's late first-century Jewish setting, John Dennis investigates the Fourth Gospel's appropriation of Jewish restoration theology. Employing John 11.47-52 as the starting point, the author argues that one of the primary functions of restoration theology in John is to interpret Jesus' death in the light of Jewish restoration expectations. A new angle on Jesus' death in the Fourth Gospel emerges from this study: Jesus' death effects the restoration of Israel, the restoration that was engendered by the Prophets and expected by many Jews of the Second Temple period. In the course of the study it is also argued that John was primarily concerned with Israel's restoration and not with a mission to the Gentiles. In this light, a fresh interpretation of the children of God (11.52) is offered.


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