The Jewish Targums and John's logos theology
By: John Ronning
Publisher: Hendrickson Publishers
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Peabody, Mass
Language: eng
Number of pages: 315
ISBN-13: 9781598563061
Description: Examining numerous texts in the fourth gospel in the light of the Targums, Ronning shows how connecting the Logos with the targumic Memra (word) unlocks the meaning of a host of theological themes that run throughout the Gospel of John. --from publisher description.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Three 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: Why Jesus called himself "the Son of Man"; title: The call and fall of the new Adam in the OT; title: Jesus of Nazareth, the son of war; title: Jesus of Nazareth, man of war; 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 Samuel 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: Paul's 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; 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; title: The transfiguration of Jesus; title: Greater than Jonah; title: Greater than Solomon; title: Jesus walks on the water; title: The divine Word as judge; title: The great commission; title: The revelation of Jesus to Saul of Tarsus; title: Paul at Corinth; title: Christ in Num 21; title: Provoking Christ to jealousy; title: The name above all names; title: Creation through the Son; title: Waiting for Christ from heaven; title: Taste and see that the Lord is good; title: The Lord and His Word as stone of stumbling; title: Jesus saved his people from Egypt; title: The superiority of the Targum view; title: Common features between the Targum view 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 the Targumic word; title: The unity of John's Gospel; title: Unity of authorship in the Johannine literature; title: John's audience and purpose.