Michael A. Daise identifies literary features found in six quotations
in the Fourth Gospel, suggesting they should be revisited as clusters
rather than as discrete units. Three quotations are the only ones
whose introductory formulae explicitly ascribe them to Isaiah; three
are the only ones cast as being 'remembered' by Jesus' disciples; and
each of these groupings forms an _inclusio_ within the Book of Signs
which, when combined with the other, produces a _chiasmus_ to Jesus'
public ministry.
Daise examines these clusters in three studies, addressing their
exegetical issues and theological implications. After an introductory
_apologia_ for an historical-critical and theological approach, the
first two studies distil narrative themes embedded in the Isaianic and
'remembrance' _inclusio_s. The third study then reconstructs the
synthesis of these themes created by the _chiasmus,_ and translates
its key elements into theological categories. Daise concludes that,
while the Isaianic _inclusio_ brings 'closure' to the Book of Signs
-by disclosing the angelic cause of the Jews' unbelief - the
'remembrance' _inclusio_ creates an anticipation of the Book of Glory
- by casting Jesus as poised to establish a new dynasty with the
casting out that angelic cause. Daise further argues that this broader
storyline carries ramifications for an array of motifs in the Fourth
Gospel's theological taxonomy: in particular its christology,
soteriology, eschatology, ecclesiology and pneumatology.
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Studies on Jewish Scripture in the Fourth Gospel
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ISBN
9780567681836
Publisert
2020
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Bloomsbury UK
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Engelsk
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Digital bok
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