Incarnation and Covenant in the Prologue to the Fourth Gospel (John 1:1-18)

• Author(s): Wilson Paroschi,
• Publisher: Peter Lang
• Pages: 238
• ISBN_10: 3631548303
  ISBN_13: 9783631548301
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Bibles / General , Religion / Biblical Criticism & Interpretation / New Testament , Religion / Biblical Studies / New Testament , Religion / Biblical Studies / New Testament / General , Religion / Christian Theology / General , Religion / Christian Theology / Christology , Religion / Christian Theology / Systematic ,

Description:... This study deals with the structural and exegetical relationship between pre-existence and incarnation in the dynamics of John's Prologue (John 1:1-18). It discusses the point in the narrative at which the shift from the pre-existent Logos to the incarnate Christ takes place and, therefore, the perspective from which the individual parts of the passage (vss. 1-5; vss. 6-13; vss. 14-18) should be interpreted. By making a detailed and comprehensive analysis of the text and evaluating all contrasting views on the subject, the book shows the essential chronological order of the narrative, whose climax (vss. 14-18) is not the announcement of the incarnation proper, but rather a profound theological reflection on the significance of that event based on the covenantal traditions of the exodus story and later prophetic expectations.