tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7097582791935798204.post5735575961210012651..comments2023-08-02T20:59:22.523+02:00Comments on dianoigo: biblical studies, theology, church history and more: 'Believe that I Am': Encountering John's Christ in the Light of Isaiah (Part 2)Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16671380367019506667noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7097582791935798204.post-12052973600054774272020-04-27T15:33:49.753+02:002020-04-27T15:33:49.753+02:00Thanks Kepha for this insightful comment. Indeed, ...Thanks Kepha for this insightful comment. Indeed, the point about 'the Jews' in the Gospel of John is well taken. You might like Christopher M. Blumhofer's new book, The Gospel of John and the Future of Israel (Cambridge University Press, 2020). He regards the Gospel as an inner-Jewish narrative argument on the future of Israel. He prefers to use the transliteration <i>Ioudaioi</i> rather than 'Jews' to help distinguish the opponents targeted in the Gospel from those whom modern readers might associate with the term 'Jews.' I think this should be standard practice among Christian preachers today when preaching from the Gospel of John.Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16671380367019506667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7097582791935798204.post-33868931509729250122020-04-26T15:04:03.276+02:002020-04-26T15:04:03.276+02:00As for John and the OT, I read a book on John'...As for John and the OT, I read a book on John's use of Ezekiel. It seems that John knew his OT. But, here's another: In John 12, a bat kol testifies to Jesus, as the bat kol testified to Moses at Sinai and to Elijah when he was in hiding. Is this to tell the Jews that one greater than Moses and the Prophets has come? I'm of the mind that the "anti-Judaism" of John is not so much a testimony to the final break of church and synagogue, but an intra-mural continuance of the "prophetic lawsuit" found in the OT. This may be hard to get for a people raised on post-enlightment self-congratulation, but the origins of the West's self-critical spirit lie not in Athens, but Jerusalem. Kephahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00999385775493831638noreply@blogger.com