Kingship-Cross Interplay in the Gospel of John
Subtitle: Jesus' Death As Corroboration of His Royal Messiahship
Publisher: Wipf & Stock Publishers
Published: 2011
Language: eng
Number of pages: 234
ISBN-13: 9781610972420
Subjects: Bible, criticism, interpretation, etc., n. t. gospels; Jesus christ, person and offices; Jesus christ, messiahship; Jesus christ, crucifixion
Description: "Recent studies of the Christology of John's Gospel have agreed in recognizing the centrality of the concept of messianism, but differ markedly in their interpretation of its character. Alongside the traditional understanding of messiahship in terms of a kingly role related to that of David, there is a newer understanding that is related to the role of Moses and has little or no Davidic background. Despite the broad scholarly consensus regarding the Johannine connection between crucifixion and messianism, little attention has been paid to the role of crucifixion in relation to the nature of messiahship and in particular to the possibility that this may shed light on whether or not John's messianism is decisively shaped by the kingly or royal background. In The Kingship-Cross Interplay in the Gospel of John Mavis Leung contends that the cross motif plays a major role in authenticating the royal character of messiahship in John over against views that deny or play down this element."--Publisher's website.