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Ecclesiology and Theosis in the Gospel of John

[Hardback]

by Andrew J. Byers

    • Author

      Andrew J. Byers

    • Book Format

      Hardback

    • Publisher

      Cambridge University Press

    • Published

      June 2017

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    Ecclesiology and Theosis in the Gospel of John

    Today's Price £78.82

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    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'.

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    • Author

      Andrew J. Byers

    • Book Format

      Hardback

    • Publisher

      Cambridge University Press

    • Published

      June 2017

    • Weight

      491g

    • Page Count

      312

    • Dimensions

      140 x 216 x 18 mm

    • ISBN

      9781107178601

    • ISBN-10

      1107178606

    • Eden Code

      4517574

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    • Author/Creator: Andrew J. Byers

    • ISBN: 9781107178601

    • Publisher: Cambridge University Press

    • Release Date: June 2017

    • Weight: 491g

    • Dimensions: 140 x 216 x 18 mm

    • Eden Code: 4517574

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