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Ecclesiology and theosis in the Gospel of John / Andrew J. Byers, University of Durham.
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Byers, Andrew J., 1974-
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English
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Cambridge New York : Cambridge University Press, 2017.
Description
xvi, 277 pages ; 23 cm.
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BS2615.52 .B94 2017
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Church
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Deification (Christianity)
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Bible John
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Series
Monograph series (Society for New Testament Studies) ; 166.
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Society for New Testament studies monograph series ; 166
Summary note
"For the author of the fourth Gospel, there is neither a Christless church nor a churchless Christ. Though John's Gospel has been widely understood as ambivalent toward the idea of 'church', Andrew Byers argues that ecclesiology is as central a Johannine concern as Christology. Rather than focusing on the community behind the text, John's Gospel directs attention to the vision of community prescribed within the text, which is presented as a 'narrative ecclesiology' by which the concept of 'church' gradually unfolds throughout the Gospel's sequence. The theme of oneness functions within this script and draws on the theological language of the Shema, a centerpiece of early Jewish theology and social identity. To be 'one' with this 'one God' and his 'one Shepherd' involves the believers' corporate participation within the divine family. Such participation requires an ontological transformation that warrants an ecclesial identity expressed by the bold assertion found in Jesus' citation of Psalm 82: 'you are gods'." -- Publisher's description.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
The Johannine vision of community: trends, approaches, and 'narrative ecclesiology'
The inclusive divine community: the prologue's reinterpretation of God and God's people
The ecclesiology of filiation and the incarnation
Characterizing the prologue's ecclesiology: the ambiguation and assimilation of John the Baptist
The prologue's 'ecclesial narrative script': ecclesiology as story arc
The Shema as the foundation for John's theological use of 'one': identifying and addressing reservations
The Shema, John 17, and Jewish-Christian identity: oneness in narrative development
The fourth gospel and deification in patristic writings
Johannine theosis: deification as ecclesiology
Characterizing Johannine theosis: divinized characters within the narrative
Narrative pneumatology and triadic theology: the spirit-paraclete as the character who divinizes beyond the narrative
John's narrative ecclesiology of deification: a synthesis.
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ISBN
9781107178601 (hardback : alkaline paper)
1107178606 (hardback alkaline paper)
LCCN
2017012387
OCLC
987581092
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