Incarnation and Covenant in the Prologue to the Fourth Gospel (John 1:1-18)

This study deals with the structural and exegetical relationship between pre-existence and incarnation in the dynamics of John's Prologue (John 1:1-18). It discusses the point in the narrative at which the shift from the pre-existent Logos to the incarnate Christ takes place and, therefore, the perspective from which the individual parts of the passage (vss. 1-5; vss. 6-13; vss. 14-18) should be interpreted. By making a detailed and comprehensive analysis of the text and evaluating all contrasting views on the subject, the book shows the essential chronological order of the narrative, whose climax (vss. 14-18) is not the announcement of the incarnation proper, but rather a profound theological reflection on the significance of that event based on the covenantal traditions of the exodus story and later prophetic expectations.

List of contents

Contents: The Pre-existent Mode of the Logos (John 1:1-5) - The Ministry of the Incarnate Logos (John 1:6-13) - The Covenantal Meaning of the Incarnation (John 1:14-18).

About the author

The Author: Wilson Paroschi, born in 1962 in Brazil, received his Ph.D. from Andrews University and is professor of New Testament and Greek at São Paulo Adventist University College, Engenheiro Coelho, São Paulo (Brazil). He has authored two books, including an award-winning introduction to New Testament textual criticism in Portuguese, and several articles.

Product details

• Authors: Wilson Paroschi
• Publisher: Peter Lang
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.06.2016
• EAN: 9783631548301
• ISBN: 978-3-631-54830-1
• No. of pages: 238
• Dimensions: 148 mm x 14 mm x 210 mm
• Weight: 330 g
• Series: Europäische Hochschulschriften (Reihe 23): Theologie / European University Studies (Series 23): Theology / Publications Universitaires Européennes (; Europäische Hochschulschriften / European University Studies / Publications Universitaires Européenn; Europäische Hochschulschriften (Reihe 23): Theologie / Theology / Théologie; Europäische Hochschulschriften (Reihe 23): Theologie / Theology / Théologie; Europäische Hochschulschriften / European University Studies/Publications Universitaires Européenne; Europäische Hochschulschriften / European University Studies / Publications Universitaires Européennes
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Christianity