Encountering Jesus: Character Studies in the Gospel of John, Second Edition
Sept 2014 · Fortress Press
eBook
240
Pages
About this eBook
Applying
a comprehensive theory of character to the Gospel of John, Cornelis Bennema
provides a fresh analysis of the characters and their responses to Jesus. While
the majority of scholars view most Johannine characters as “flat,” Bennema
demonstrates that many are complex, developing, and “round.” John’s broad array
of characters correspond to people and their choices in real life in any
culture and time. This book highlights how John’s Gospel seeks to challenge its
readers about where they stand in relation to Jesus.
a comprehensive theory of character to the Gospel of John, Cornelis Bennema
provides a fresh analysis of the characters and their responses to Jesus. While
the majority of scholars view most Johannine characters as “flat,” Bennema
demonstrates that many are complex, developing, and “round.” John’s broad array
of characters correspond to people and their choices in real life in any
culture and time. This book highlights how John’s Gospel seeks to challenge its
readers about where they stand in relation to Jesus.
About the author
Cornelis Bennema is senior lecturer in New Testament at Wales Evangelical School of Theology, UK, and Extraordinary Associate Professor, Unit for Reformed Theology and the Development of the South African Society, Faculty of Theology, North-West University, South Africa. He is the author of The Power of Saving Wisdom: An Investigation of Spirit and Wisdom in Relation to the Soteriology of the Fourth Gospel (2002), A Theory of Character in New Testament Narrative (2014), and co-editor of The Spirit and Christ in the New Testament and Christian Theology (2012).
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