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Affirming the resurrection of the incarnate Christ : a reading of 1 John / Matthew D. Jensen.

By:

Jensen, Matthew D

Series: Monograph series (Society for New Testament Studies) | Monograph series (Society for New Testament Studies) ; 153Publication details: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press 2012.Description: viii, 227 p. ; 23 cmISBN:

9781107027299
1107027292

Subject(s):

Bible. Epistle of John, 1st -- Commentaries

Online resources:

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Summary: "The first letter of John is commonly understood to contain no reference to Jesus's resurrection. Matthew D. Jensen argues that, far from this being absent from the theology of 1 John, the opening verses contain a key reference to the resurrection which undergirds the rest of the text and is bolstered by other explicit references to the resurrection. The book goes on to suggest that the author and the readers of this epistle understand themselves to be the authentic Israel from which faithless Jews had apostatized when they denied that Jesus was 'the Christ' and left the community. Jensen's interpretation calls for a new understanding of the historical context in which 1 John was written, particularly the question of Jesus' identity from the perspective of his fellow Jews. An innovative and provocative study, of interest to scholars and advanced students of New Testament studies, Johannine theology and Jewish history"-- Provided by publisher.

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Title notes ( 4 )

Holdings
Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Main Collection	John Kinder Theological Library	BS2805.53 JEN (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		J00980114

Revision of the author's Ph.D. thesis, submitted to the University of Sydney in 2010.

"Argues that, far from this being absent from the theology of 1 John, the opening verses contain a key reference to the resurrection which undergirds the rest of the text and is bolstered by other explicit references to the resurrection"--Cover p. 4.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 198-209) and indexes.

"The first letter of John is commonly understood to contain no reference to Jesus's resurrection. Matthew D. Jensen argues that, far from this being absent from the theology of 1 John, the opening verses contain a key reference to the resurrection which undergirds the rest of the text and is bolstered by other explicit references to the resurrection. The book goes on to suggest that the author and the readers of this epistle understand themselves to be the authentic Israel from which faithless Jews had apostatized when they denied that Jesus was 'the Christ' and left the community. Jensen's interpretation calls for a new understanding of the historical context in which 1 John was written, particularly the question of Jesus' identity from the perspective of his fellow Jews. An innovative and provocative study, of interest to scholars and advanced students of New Testament studies, Johannine theology and Jewish history"-- Provided by publisher.