| Your Father The Devil?: A New Approach to John and the Jews Contributor(s): Motyer, Stephen (Author) |
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ISBN: 0853648328 ISBN-13: 9780853648321 Publisher: Paternoster Publishing OUR PRICE: $39.59 Product Type: Paperback Published: December 1969 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Biblical Criticism & Interpretation - General - Religion | Christian Theology - General - Religion | Biblical Studies - Exegesis & Hermeneutics |
| Dewey: 226.506 |
| Series: Paternoster Biblical and Theological Monographs |
| Physical Information: 0.63" H x 6.15" W x 8.89" (0.94 lbs) 276 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Is John's Gospel antisemitic? In John 8:44 Jesus tells the Jews, 'You are of your father the Devil', a charge used throughout the centuries by antisemites to fuel hatred of the Jews. And it is no one-off statement: throughout the Gospel, 'the Jews' appear as Jesus' sharpest opponents, ultimately seeking his execution. Who then are 'the Jews' in John's Gospel? Defending John against the charge of antisemitism, Motyer argues that, far from demonising the Jews, the Gospel seeks to present Jesus as 'Good News for Jews' in a late first century setting. |