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Water as an Image of the Spirit in the Johannine Literature

Water as an Image of the Spirit in the Johannine Literature

Hardcover

Series: Studies in Biblical Literature, Book 171

Bible Studies

ISBN10: 1433164078
ISBN13: 9781433164071
Publisher: Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publi
Published: Aug 30 2019
Pages: 168
Weight: 0.94
Height: 0.50 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English

The central aim of Water as an Image of the Spirit in the Johannine Literature is to propose two sets of indicators that can be used to assess the symbolic reference of water imagery in the Johannine literature. The first set, comprised of five indicators, can be used to decide whether a given instance of water imagery in the Johannine literature represents the Spirit. The other set, comprised of six indicators, can be used to determine whether a given instance of water imagery has a symbolic meaning instead of or in addition to its literal meaning. The validity of these indicators is demonstrated by applying them to six disputed water passages (1 John 5:6-8; Rev. 22:1-2; John 3:5, 4:10-14, 6:35, and 19:34). The author draws on narrative and exegetical methodologies to stage new claims that will incite further debate and discussion regarding the role of water imagery--and symbolic devices more broadly--in the Johannine texts.

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