Jesus and the Visibility of God
Sight and Belief in the Fourth Gospel
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2025
Cambridge University Press (Verlag)
9781009477048 (ISBN)
Cambridge University Press (Verlag)
9781009477048 (ISBN)
Scholars have often debated the link between empirical senses and belief in the Gospel of John. This study establishes the value of God's physical incarnation for belief, arguing that the theological nature of belief derives from a God who makes himself physically visible in the world.
Although scholars have debated the link between empirical senses and belief in the Gospel of John, few have queried their own presuppositions about the invisibility of God. In this study, Luke Irwin establishes the value of God's physical incarnation for belief, arguing that the theological nature of belief derives from a God who makes himself physically visible in the world. Irwin builds on recent work on divine embodiment in the Hebrew Bible and New Testament and illuminates the Jewish context for John's Gospel. He also explains John's understanding of 'seeing' as a positive component of belief-formation and resolves the Johannine relationship between 'seeing' and 'believing'. Showing how God is the ultimate target of belief, Irwin argues that unless God becomes physically visible in Jesus, belief cannot be attained.
Although scholars have debated the link between empirical senses and belief in the Gospel of John, few have queried their own presuppositions about the invisibility of God. In this study, Luke Irwin establishes the value of God's physical incarnation for belief, arguing that the theological nature of belief derives from a God who makes himself physically visible in the world. Irwin builds on recent work on divine embodiment in the Hebrew Bible and New Testament and illuminates the Jewish context for John's Gospel. He also explains John's understanding of 'seeing' as a positive component of belief-formation and resolves the Johannine relationship between 'seeing' and 'believing'. Showing how God is the ultimate target of belief, Irwin argues that unless God becomes physically visible in Jesus, belief cannot be attained.
Luke Irwin is Associate Professor of Biblical Studies at Covenant College.
Introduction; Part I. God and Visibility: 1. 'My Lord and My God' In John 20:30–31; 2. Divine Visibility; 3. God on Earth; Part II. Seeing God: 4. The Efficacy of Empirical Vision; 5. Seeing Jesus and Seeing God; Conclusion; Bibliography.
| Erscheinungsdatum | 14.01.2025 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Society for New Testament Studies Monograph Series |
| Zusatzinfo | Worked examples or Exercises |
| Verlagsort | Cambridge |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 140 x 216 mm |
| Gewicht | 416 g |
| Themenwelt | Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Bibelausgaben / Bibelkommentare |
| Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Kirchengeschichte | |
| ISBN-13 | 9781009477048 / 9781009477048 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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