The Figure of Abraham in John 8: Text and Intertext

by Ruth Sheridan

This is the first volume to extensively explore the intersection between Johannine anti-Judaism and Abrahamic allusions, using the theoretical lens of poststructuralism and intertextuality theory. Ruth Sheridan's study yields new insights into how the metaphors of 'sin', 'slavery' and 'vision' are constructed in the text, producing an interpretation consistent with figurations of Abraham in Early Judaism as a paternal figure of vicarious merit...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0567238067
• ISBN13: 9780567238061
• Release Date: January 2020
• Publisher: T&T Clark
• Length: 472 Pages
• Weight: 2.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 7.0" x 9.7"