Jesus the Samaritan : Ethnic Labeling in the Gospel of John / Stewart Penwell.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Penwell, Stewart.

Series:

Biblical Interpretation Series 170.

Biblical Interpretation Series ; v. 170

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Jesus Christ.

Jews.

Paul, the Apostle, Saint.

Bible. Gospels.

Bible.

Authorship.

Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.).

Divinity of Christ.

Humanity of Jesus Christ.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (241 pages).

Place of Publication:

Leiden, Boston : BRILL, 2019.

Summary:

In Jesus the Samaritan: Ethnic Labeling in the Gospel of John , Stewart Penwell examines how ethnic labels function in the Gospel of John. After a review of the discourse history between “the Jews” and “the Samaritans,” the dual ethnic labeling in John 4:9 and 8:48 are examined and, in each instance, members from “the Jews” and “the Samaritans” label Jesus as a member of each other’s group for deviating from what were deemed acceptable practices as a member of “the Jews.” The intra-textual links between John 4 and 8 reveal that the function of Jesus’s dual ethnic labeling is to establish a new pattern of practices and categories for the “children of God” (1:12; 11:52) who are a trans-ethnic group united in fictive kinship and embedded within the Judean ethnic group’s culture and traditions.

Contents:

Front Matter

Copyright page

Dedication

Acknowledgments

Abbreviations

Introduction

Surveying Jesus’s Ethnic Incarnation

Ethnicity and Labeling

Naming Narratives

Labeling an Ethnic Jesus

Ethnic Assessments in the Gospel of John

Conclusion

Back Matter

Bibliography.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

90-04-39070-7

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789004390706 DOI