New perspectives on healing, restoration, and reconciliation in John's gospel /

New perspectives on healing, restoration, and reconciliation in John's gospel /

In New Perspectives on Healing, Restoration and Reconciliation in John , Jacobus (Kobus) Kok investigates the depth and applicability of Jesus' healing narratives in John's gospel. Against the background of an ancient group-oriented worldview, it goes beyond the impasse of most Western app...

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Main Author: Kok, Jacobus (Kobus)

Format: eBook

Language: English

Published: Boston : Brill, 2017.

Series: Biblical Interpretation Series 149.
Biblical Studies, Ancient Near East and Early Christianity E-Books Online, Collection 2017, ISBN: 9789004327917.

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Bible. > John > Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Healing in the Bible.
Healing > Biblical teaching.

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Call Number: BS2615.6.H4

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Summary:In New Perspectives on Healing, Restoration and Reconciliation in John , Jacobus (Kobus) Kok investigates the depth and applicability of Jesus' healing narratives in John's gospel. Against the background of an ancient group-oriented worldview, it goes beyond the impasse of most Western approaches to interpreting the Biblical healing narratives to date. He argues that the concept of healing was understood in antiquity (as in some parts of Africa) in a much broader way than we tend to understand it today. He shows inter alia why the interaction between Jesus and the Samaritan woman could be interpreted as a healing narrative, illustrating the ancient interrelationship between healing, restoration and reconciliation.
Physical Description:1 online resource.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9789004267800
ISSN:0928-0731 ;
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