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The Bridegroom Messiah and the People of God

Marriage in the Fourth Gospel

  • Paperback
  • 192 pages
  • Publisher: Cambridge University Press
  • 14 x 21.6 x 1.2 cm

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Many interpreters of the Fourth Gospel detect allusions to biblical texts about marriage, but none offers a comprehensive analysis of these proposed allusions or a convincing explanation for their presence. Building on the work of Richard Hays, Donald Juel and Craig Koester, Jocelyn McWhirter argues that John alludes to biblical texts about marriage in order to develop a metaphor for Jesus and how he relates to his followers. According to McWhirter, John chooses these texts because he uses a first-century exegetical convention to interpret them as messianic prophecies in light of an accepted messianic text. Specifically, he uses verbal parallels to link them to Psalm 45, a wedding song for God's anointed king. He then draws on them to portray Jesus as a bridegroom-Messiah and to depict Jesus' relationship with his followers in terms of marriage.
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  • Author

    Jocelyn Mcwhirter

  • Book Format

    Paperback

  • Publisher

    Cambridge University Press

  • Published

    November 2008

  • Weight

    250g

  • Page Count

    192

  • Dimensions

    14 x 21.6 x 1.2 cm

  • ISBN

    9780521090223

  • ISBN-10

    0521090229

  • Eden Code

    1237704

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