Imagery in the Gospel of John: Terms, Forms, Themes, and Theology of Johannine Figurative Language

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The Gospel of John is well-known for its wealth and depth of figurative language, metaphors and symbols. These articles, written by some of the leading scholars in Johannine exegesis and particularly in the debate on Johannine imagery, utilize a broad variety of methods of interpretation. The authors provide an in-depth discussion of the variety of terms and forms of figurative speech and explore the conceptual and traditio-historical background of central motifs. Some of the most prominent Johannine images (lamb, king, bread, shepherd, vine, eating and drinking and others) are discussed with regard to their literary design and theological meaning. The collection aims at opening up paths in the tangled thicket of John's figurative world, it amply demonstrates the close relationship between the different metaphors and images in the Fourth Gospel and opens the view to the inter-relatedness of its theological themes. Cover Titel Preface Table of Contents Abbreviations Ruben Zimmermann: Imagery in John: Opening up paths into the tangled thicket of John’s figurative world I. Terms, Forms, and Methods Harold W. Attridge: The Cubist Principle in Johannine Imagery: John and the Reading of Images in Contemporary Platonism Rainer Hirsch-Luipold: Klartext in Bildern. ἀληθινός κτλ., παροιμία – παρρησία, σημεῖον als Signalwörter für eine bildhafte Darstellungsform im Johannesevangelium Uta Poplutz: Paroimia und Parabole. Gleichniskonzepte bei Johannes und Markus Silke Petersen: Die Ich-bin-Worte als Metaphern am Beispiel der Lichtmetaphorik Jean Zumstein: Bildersprache und Relektüre am Beispiel von Joh 15,1–17 Paul N. Anderson: Gradations of Symbolization in the Johannine Passion Narrative: Control Measures for Theologizing Speculation Gone Awry Folker Siegert: Vom Restaurieren übermalter Bilder. Worum geht es in der „Brotrede“ Joh 6? Jesper Tang Nielsen: The Lamb of God: The Cognitive Structure of a Johannine Metaphor II. Texts, Themes, and Theology Marianne Meye Thompson: “Every Picture Tells a Story”: Imagery for God in the Gospel of John Ulrich Busse: Metaphorik und Rhetorik im Johannesevangelium: Das Bildfeld vom König Mary L. Coloe: Witness and Friend: Symbolism associated with John the Baptiser Petrus Maritz and Gilbert Van Belle: The Imagery of Eating and Drinking in John 6:35 D. Francois Tolmie: The (not so) Good Shepherd: The Use of Shepherd Imagery in the Characterisation of Peter in the Fourth Gospel R. Alan Culpepper: Designs for the Church in the Imagery of John 21:1–14 Craig R. Koester: What does it mean to be human? Imagery and the Human Condition in John’s Gospel Jan G. Van der Watt: Ethics alive in imagery Authors and Editors Index of References Index of Authors Index of Subjects and Key Terms