Mathew E. Sousa demonstrates that in certain respects, John's doctrine of salvation fails to align with its customary depiction in Johannine scholarship. Sousa suggests that, according to John, the human predicament is not merely unbelief or a lack of mental perception, and Jesus's mission consists not merely of revelation and/or a purely forensic atonement. Rather, Jesus is (for John) the one who makes true and everlasting life an accomplished fact for humanity, and in doing so Jesus reveals the true nature of the predicament from which he saves.
Sousa argues that salvation in the Gospel of John concerns ethics and the quality or condition of human corporeality. The matters of sin and death in particular also make clear that, according to John, the human predicament is a reality that in various ways persists for believers as they both are and become children of God. Sousa thus concludes that salvation for John consists of far more than the emergence of belief in a moment of decision.
Recenzijas
A reader interested in the three main ideas covered: Light and Darkness, Disability Studies, and the relationship between Sin and Belief will find the individual chapters beneficial. * Religious Studies Review *
Papildus informācija
A demonstration of the argument that, for John, the human predicament is a way of living that is not wholly rectified or resolved in the moment one comes to believe in Jesus.
Preface
Acknowledgments
List of Abbreviations
Chapter
1. Introduction
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2. Life and Light, Darkness and Ignorance of God: The Prologue as Introduction to the Human Predicament and Its Solution
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3. Illness, Disability, and Death: The Man with a Disabling Illness at Bethzatha and Jesus's Consequent Monologue
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4. Sin and Its Effects: The Case of "the Jews" Who Believe and Fall Away
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5. Conclusions and Reflections
Bibliography
Index of Modern Authors
Index of Ancient Sources
Index of Subjects
Mathew E. Sousa (PhD, Fuller Theological Seminary) teaches courses on New Testament literature and interpretation at Fuller Theological Seminary, USA.
