| New Perspectives on Healing, Restoration and Reconciliation in John's Gospel Contributor(s): Kok, Jacobus (Author) |
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ISBN: 9004242805 ISBN-13: 9789004242807 Publisher: Brill OUR PRICE: $143.45 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Biblical Studies - Exegesis & Hermeneutics - Religion | Biblical Criticism & Interpretation - New Testament |
| Series: Biblical Interpretation |
| Physical Information: 1.1" H x 6.1" W x 9.3" (1.55 lbs) 416 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In New Perspectives on Healing, Restoration and Reconciliation in John, Jacobus (Kobus) Kok investigates the depth and applicability of Jesus' healing narratives in John's gospel. Against the background of an ancient group-oriented worldview, it goes beyond the impasse of most Western approaches to interpreting the Biblical healing narratives to date. He argues that the concept of healing was understood in antiquity (as in some parts of Africa) in a much broader way than we tend to understand it today. He shows inter alia why the interaction between Jesus and the Samaritan woman could be interpreted as a healing narrative, illustrating the ancient interrelationship between healing, restoration and reconciliation. |
