Purity in the Gospel of John: Early Jewish Tradition, Christology, and Ethics

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Dr. Wil Rogan (Carey Theological College, Canada) Chris Keith (Norwegian School of Theology Religion and Society Norway)

Purity in the Gospel of John

Early Jewish Tradition, Christology, and Ethics

Dr. Wil Rogan (Carey Theological College, Canada), Chris Keith (Norwegian School of Theology Religion and Society Norway)

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T.& T.Clark Ltd
26 December 2024

New Testaments; Judaism; Judaism: sacred texts

Series: The Library of New Testament Studies

Wil Rogan argues that, contrary to twentieth-century interpretation, the Fourth Gospel did not replace purity with faith in Jesus. Instead, as with other early Jewish writings, its discourse about purity functions as a way to make sense of life before God in the world. He suggests that John’s Gospel employs biblical and early Jewish traditions of purity associated with divine revelation and Israel’s restoration to narrate how God’s people are prepared for the coming of Jesus and enabled by him to have life with God characterized by love.

After evaluating different theories of purity for the interpretation of the Fourth Gospel, Rogan explores John the Baptist as an agent of ritual purification, Jesus as the agent of moral purification, and the disciples of Jesus as ones who are (or are not) made morally pure by Jesus. While purity is not one of the Fourth Gospel’s primary focuses, Rogan stresses that the concept figures into some of its most significant claims about Christology, the doctrine of salvation, and ethics. Through purity, the Fourth Gospel guards continuity with the past while placing surprising conditions on participation in Israel’s future.

By: Dr. Wil Rogan (Carey Theological College Canada)
Edited by: Chris Keith (Norwegian School of Theology Religion and Society Norway)
Imprint: T.& T.Clark Ltd
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm, Spine: 25mm
Weight: 454g
ISBN: 9780567708700
ISBN 10: 0567708705
Series: The Library of New Testament Studies
Pages: 224
Publication Date: 26 December 2024
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Preface Abbreviations Chapter One: The Fourth Gospel and Early Jewish Purification Chapter Two: That He Might Be Revealed: John, Ritual Purity, and Revelation Chapter Three: Born from Above: Jesus, Moral Purity, and Restoration Chapter Four: Already You Are Pure: The Disciples, Moral Purity, and Ethics Chapter Five: Conclusion: Purity Remains Bibliography Index

Wil Rogan is assistant professor of Biblical Studies at Carey Theological College in Vancouver, Canada.