| Wisdom'S Friends Contributor(s): Ringe, Sharon H. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0664257143 ISBN-13: 9780664257149 Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press OUR PRICE: $25.20 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 1999 Annotation: Sharon Ringe sheds new light on a heretofore neglected aspect of the Fourth Gospel -- friendship -- and through it links the concepts of community and Wisdom Christology. According to Ringe, this connection between Johannine ecclesiology and Christology is critical for understanding the Fourth Gospel. In John's Gospel, Jesus Christ is the incarnate Wisdom who befriends those who receive him, and also makes them friends of God and each other. The Church is the community of those who are bound together by the commandment to love (befriend) one another and to embody the divine Wisdom in their lives. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Biblical Criticism & Interpretation - New Testament - Religion | Christian Theology - Christology - Religion | Biblical Studies - New Testament - Jesus, The Gospels & Acts |
| Dewey: 226.506 |
| LCCN: 00265154 |
| Physical Information: 0.35" H x 5.98" W x 9.1" (0.49 lbs) 140 pages |
| Themes: - Theometrics - Academic - Religious Orientation - Christian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Sharon Ringe sheds new light on a heretofore neglected aspect of the Fourth Gospel--friendship--and through it links the concepts of community and Wisdom Christology. This connection between Johannine ecclesiology and Christology, she writes, is critical to an in depth understanding the Fourth Gospel. |
Contributor Bio(s): Ringe, Sharon H.: - Sharon H. Ringe is Professor of New Testament at Wesley Theological Seminary in Washington, D.C. |