Parallelisms and revelatory concepts of the Johannine Prologue in Greco-Roman context
HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies
| Field | Value | |
| Title | Parallelisms and revelatory concepts of the Johannine Prologue in Greco-Roman context | |
| Creator | Zuiddam, Benno | |
| Description | This article builds on the increasing recognition of divine communication and God’s plan as a central concept in the prologue to the Fourth gospel. A philological analysis reveals parallel structures with an emphasis on divine communication in which the Logos takes a central part. These should be understood within the context of this gospel, but have their roots in the Old Testament. The Septuagint offers parallel concepts, particularly in its wisdom literature. Apart from these derivative parallels, the revelatory concepts and terminology involved in John 1:1–18, also find functional parallels in the historical environment of the fourth gospel. They share similarities with the role of Apollo Phoebus in the traditionally assigned geographical context of the region of Ephesus in Asia Minor. This functional parallelism served the reception of John’s biblical message in a Greco-Roman cultural setting.Keywords: John's Gospel; Apollo Phoebus; Logos; Revelation; Ephesus | |
| Publisher | AOSIS | |
| Date | 2016-05-31 | |
| Identifier | 10.4102/hts.v72i3.3115 | |
| Source | HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies; Vol 72, No 3 (2016); 11 pages 2072-8050 0259-9422 | |
| Language | eng | |
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