Reading the Gospel of John’s Christology as Jewish Messianism

Download or read book Reading the Gospel of John’s Christology as Jewish Messianism written by Benjamin Reynolds and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2018-07-17 with total page 509 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The essays in Reading the Gospel of John’s Christology as Jewish Messianism: Royal, Prophetic, and Divine Messiahs seek to interpret John’s Jesus as part of Second Temple Jewish messianic expectations. The Fourth Gospel is rarely considered part of the world of early Judaism. While many have noted John’s Jewishness, most have not understood John’s Messiah as a Jewish messiah. The Johannine Jesus, who descends from heaven, is declared the Word made flesh, and claims oneness with the Father, is no less Jewish than other messiahs depicted in early Judaism. John’s Jesus is at home on the spectrum of early Judaism’s royal, prophetic, and divine messiahs