Description |
1 online resource (276 pages). |
Physical Medium |
polychrome |
Description |
text file |
Series |
Journal for the study of the New Testament. Supplement series ; 71
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Journal for the study of the New Testament. Supplement series ; 71.
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Thesis |
Revision of the author's thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Durham, 1990. |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-263) and indexes. |
Contents |
Introduction -- Who is Sophia? What is she? -- Sophia and the Johannine Jesus -- Women in the Gospel of John -- Conclusions and reflections. |
Summary |
This feminist approach to the Gospel of John explores the issue of the role of women in the Johannine Christian community. The author first examines in detail the relationship between the Jewish figure of Wisdom, known by the Greek name Sophia, and the Jesus of the Fourth Gospel. Secondly, he investigates what effect the use of a female figure as a basis for christological reflection have on the way in which women were portrayed in the Gospel. The deliberate choice of the feminine name Sophia caused problems for the writer of the Fourth Gospel in seeking to identify the exclusively female figu. |
Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
Subject |
Bible. John -- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Bible. John. |
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Jesus Christ -- Person and offices -- Biblical teaching.
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Jesus Christ. |
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Biblical teaching. |
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Bible. |
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Jésus-Christ -- Et les femmes. |
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Jésus-Christ -- Personne et fonctions -- Enseignement biblique. |
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Bible. Jean -- Critique, interprétation, etc. |
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Jésus-Christ -- Personne et fonctions -- Enseignement biblique. |
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Bible. New Testament -- Critique, interprétation, etc. |
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Johannesevangelium. |
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Wisdom (Biblical personification)
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Wisdom (Biblical personification) |
Indexed Term |
Christianity Scriptures |
Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Academic theses.
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Academic theses.
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Other Form: |
Print version: Scott, Martin (James Martin Clark). Sophia and the Johannine Jesus. Sheffield : JSOT Press, 1992 1850753490 (OCoLC)26738726 |
ISBN |
9781441149671 (electronic book) |
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1441149678 (electronic book) |
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1850753490 |
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9781850753490 |
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