The Jewish Targums and John's logos theology
By: John L. Ronning.
Publisher: Hendrickson Publishers
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Peabody, Mass
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
ISBN-13: 9781598563061
Subjects: Bible. -- N.T. -- John -- Theology; Bible. -- O.T. -- Criticism, interpretation, etc; Bible -- Criticism, interpretation, etc; Logos (Christian theology)
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Plausible proposals; title: A preliminary case for deriving the logos title from the Targums; title: How John has adapted the divine word of the Targums as a title for Jesus; title: John's motives for the logos title; title: The Old Testament background to John 1:14-18; title: The manifestation of the glory of the Lord in the tabernacle and the temple; title: Word, glory, and Shekinah in the Targums; title: John 1:14-18 and Exodus 33:18-34:7; title: The name of the Father and the mission of Jesus; title: The name of the Father; title: The meaning of the Tetragrammaton; title: The name of the Father is given to the son; title: The mission of Jesus : explaining the divine name; title: The Son of Man came down from heaven; title: The divine descents in the OT; title: Targumic language used to speak of the divine descents; title: "I have come down from heaven" as divine language; title: Why Jesus called himself "the Son of Man"; title: Jesus of Nazareth, man of war; title: Connection to the previous chapter; title: Some general statements of warfare and victory; title: Jesus in the footsteps of Joshua and David; title: Jesus of Nazareth, divine man of war; title: Another look at Joshua 4 and 2 Sam. 15; title: John 18:2-9; the disciples saved by the presence of the Lord; title: John 19; the warrior priest-king is anointed and does battle; title: Jesus the bridegroom of his people; title: Connection to the theme of Jesus as warrior; title: The woman at the well in the OT; title: How the OT background illumines John 4; title: The Samaritan woman as symbolic of the Bride of Christ; title: The great mystery; title: The Upper Room discourse in light of Jesus being the bridegroom; title: Jesus the lawgiver of his people; title: Connection to the theme of Jesus as bridegroom; title: The OT law was given through the son; title: The Upper Room as a new Sinai; title: The obedience of Jesus at the feasts; title: Jesus as the one in whom we must believe; title: Believing in Jesus the Son of Man; title: Come to Jesus in order to have life; John 5:40; 6:45; 7:37; Isa. 55:1-3; title: Seeking Jesus but not finding Him; title: Following Jesus; title: Forgiveness and the divine word; title: The "I am He" sayings; title: Categorizing the "I sayings"; title: Analysis of the twenty-two "I am He" sayings in John; title: Unwitting prophecies in the Targums; title: Categorizing unwitting prophecies in the Targums; title: The consequences of not receiving the word of the Lord; title: Passages relating to specific incidents in John's Gospel; title: Apologetic uses of unwitting prophecies; title: "The Word became flesh" elsewhere in the New Testament; title: The baptism of Jesus (Matt. 3:13-17; Mark 1:9-11; Luke 3:21-22); title: The transfiguration of Jesus (Matt. 17:1-8; Mark 9:2-8; Luke 9:28-36); title: Greater than Jonah (Matt. 8:23-27; Mark 4:35-41; Luke 8:22-25); title: Greater than Solomon (Matt. 11:28-30); title: Jesus walks on the water (Matt. 14:22-33; Mark 6:45-52); title: The divine Word as judge (Matt. 18:20); title: The great commission (Matt. 28:18-20); title: The revelation of Jesus to Saul of Tarsus (Acts 9:3-7; 22:6-9; 26:12-15); title: Paul at Corinth (Acts 18:9-10); title: Christ in Num. 21 (1 Cor. 10:9); title: Provoking Christ to jealousy (1 Cor. 10:22); title: The name above all names (Phil. 2:9-11); title: Creation through the Son (Col. 1:16; 1 Cor. 8:6; Heb. 1:2); title: Waiting for Christ from heaven (1 Thess. 1:9-10); title: Taste and see that the Lord is good (1 Pet. 2:3; Heb. 6:5); title: The Lord and His Word as stone of stumbling (1 Pet. 2:8); title: Jesus saved his people from Egypt (Jude 5); title: The superiority of the Targum view; title: Common features between the Targum background and other proposed views; title: Evaluation of arguments used against the Targum background; title: Summation and implications for Johannine scholarship; title: John's adaptation of Targumic word; title: The unity of John's Gospel; title: Unity of authorship in the Johannine literature; title: John's audience and purpose.