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The Jewish Targums and John's logos theology / John Ronning.
Van Pelt Library BS2615.52 .R66 2010
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Ronning, John L., 1954-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Bible. John.
- Logos (Christian theology).
- Bible. John--Theology.
- Bible.
- Bible. Old Testament--Aramaic--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- Bible. Old Testament.
- Bible--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- Theology.
- Physical Description:
- xx, 315 pages ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Peabody, Mass. : Hendrickson Publishers, [2010]
- Contents:
- Introduction
- Three plausible proposals
- A preliminary case for deriving the logos title from the Targums
- How John has adapted the divine word of the Targums as a title for Jesus
- John's motives for the logos title
- The Old Testament background to John 1:14-18
- The manifestation of the glory of the Lord in the tabernacle and the temple
- Word, glory, and Shekinah in the Targums
- John 1:14-18 and Exodus 33:18-34:7
- The name of the Father and the mission of Jesus
- The name of the Father
- The meaning of the Tetragrammaton
- The name of the Father is given to the son
- The mission of Jesus : explaining the divine name
- The Son of Man came down from heaven
- The divine descents in the OT
- Why Jesus called himself "the Son of Man"
- The call and fall of the new Adam in the OT
- Jesus of Nazareth, the son of war
- Jesus of Nazareth, man of war
- Some general statements of warfare and victory
- Jesus in the footsteps of Joshua and David
- Jesus of Nazareth, divine man of war
- Another look at Joshua 4 and 2 Samuel 15
- John 18:2-9; the disciples saved by the presence of the Lord
- John 19; the warrior priest-king is anointed and does battle
- Jesus the bridegroom of his people
- Connection to the theme of Jesus as warrior
- The woman at the well in the OT
- How the OT background illumines John 4
- The Samaritan woman as symbolic of the Bride of Christ
- Paul's great mystery
- The Upper Room discourse in light of Jesus being the bridegroom
- Jesus the lawgiver of his people
- Connection to the theme of Jesus as bridegroom
- The OT law was given through the son
- The Upper Room as a new Sinai
- The obedience of Jesus at the feasts
- Jesus as the one in whom we must believe
- Believing in Jesus the Son of Man
- Come to Jesus in order to have life
- Seeking Jesus but not finding Him
- Following Jesus
- Forgiveness and the divine word
- The "I am He" sayings
- Categorizing the "I sayings"
- Analysis of the twenty-two "I am He" sayings in John
- Unwitting prophecies in the Targums
- Categorizing unwitting prophecies in the Targums
- The consequences of not receiving the word of the Lord
- Passages relating to specific incidents in John's Gospel
- Apologetic uses of unwitting prophecies
- "The Word became flesh" elsewhere in the New Testament
- The baptism of Jesus
- The transfiguration of Jesus
- Greater than Jonah
- Greater than Solomon
- Jesus walks on the water
- The divine Word as judge
- The great commission
- The revelation of Jesus to Saul of Tarsus
- Paul at Corinth
- Christ in Num 21
- Provoking Christ to jealousy
- The name above all names
- Creation through the Son
- Waiting for Christ from heaven
- Taste and see that the Lord is good
- The Lord and His Word as stone of stumbling
- Jesus saved his people from Egypt
- The superiority of the Targum view
- Common features between the Targum view and other proposed views
- Evaluation of arguments used against the Targum background
- Summation and implications for Johannine scholarship
- John's adaptation of the Targumic word
- The unity of John's Gospel
- Unity of authorship in the Johannine literature
- John's audience and purpose.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
- ISBN:
- 9781598563061
- 1598563068
- OCLC:
- 430054686
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