The lawsuit motif in John's gospel from new perspectives : Jesus Christ, crucified criminal and emperor of the world /

The lawsuit motif in John's gospel from new perspectives : Jesus Christ, crucified criminal and emperor of the world /

The study sheds fresh light on aspects of the lawsuit motif in John from the background of Diaspora-Jewish and Greco-Roman data and perspectives. - John's narrative of the attempts on Jesus for such crimes as breaking the Sabbath, blasphemy, and seduction are illuminated from Philo's persp...

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Main Author: Bekken, Per Jarle.

Format: eBook

Language: English

Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill Title, [2015]

Series: Novum Testamentum, Supplements 158.
Novum Testamentum Supplements Online, Supplement 2015, ISBN: 9789004290013.

Subjects:

Jesus Christ > Trials, litigation, etc.
Jesus Christ.
Bible. > John > Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Bible. > John.
Trials.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.

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Call Number: BS2615.52 .B45 2015

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Table of Contents:
  • Front Matter
  • Introduction
  • Jewish Reactions against Violators of the Torah in Philo and John
  • The Official Jewish and Roman Proceedings against Jesus in the Light of Greco-Roman Protocols
  • The Debate about Valid Testimony in John 5:31-40; 8:12-20 and Philo, Legum Allegoria 3:205-208
  • The Reversal of the Accusations of Blasphemy: John 5:1-18 and 10:31-39 in a Jewish Context
  • The Divine Lawsuit Motif in John in the Light of Philo's Treatise De Iosepho
  • The Theme of Jesus' Kingship in Negotiation with Jewish Hopes and the Roman Empire
  • Final Summary
  • Bibliography
  • Indexes.