The Fourth Gospel :tales of a Jewish mystic /John Shelby Spong.

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Community of Christ Library

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Description

Introducing the Fourth Gospel. Setting the stage ; John : one Gospel, more than one author ; Separating John from the other Gospels ; The work of a Palestinian Jew ; Tracing the Jewish roots of the Prologue ; Permeating wisdom : the doorway into Jewish mysticism ; John, the non-literalist -- The Book of Signs : mythological characters wrapped inside history. The Mother of Jesus : introduction to the Book of Signs ; Nicodemus : what it means to be born of the spirit ; The Samaritan woman by the well : a new dimension of the Jesus experience ; The Gentile Official's Son : the meaning of God and faith ; The man crippled for thirty-eight years ; Andrew and Philip : the Red Sea and manna ; The man born blind : the split from Judaism is complete ; Lazarus : breaking the final barrier -- The Farewell Discourses and the High Priestly Prayer. Peter and the commandment to love ; Not atonement, but glory! : John clarifies Jesus' death ; The analogy of the vine : God is indwelling, not external ; The Prayer of Jesus : Gethsemane transformed -- The Passion Narrative : from darkness to light, from death to life. A brief introduction to the climax of the Gospel ; Judas : the figure of darkness ; Peter : the struggle within the soul ; Pilate : the conflict between survival and truth ; At the Cross : the Mother of Jesus and the Beloved Disciple ; It is finished : water and blood flow together -- Resurrection : mystical oneness revealed. Introducing John;s story of Easter ; Magdalene : do not cling to what is, journey into what can be ; Peter and the Beloved Disciple : resurrection dawns without a body ; Pentecost : the Second Coming of Jesus : it was "a little while" ; Thomas : the final witness, the ultimate claim ; The epilogue : resurrection is not physical, but it is real. xxi, 342 pages ;24 cm

Book Details

Author

Spong, John Shelbyaut

Place Published

City

New York, NY

Publication Subjects

Bible.--John--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Call No.

BS2615.52.S66 2013

ISBN

9780062011305, 0062011308

LCCN

2012046670

Notes

Bibliography Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages [317]-325) and indexes. Carrier type: volumencrdacarrier Media type: unmediatednrdamedia Date: [2013]