John the Theologian and His Paschal Gospel: A Prologue to Theology

by John Behr

Book Overview

This study brings three different kinds of readers of the Gospel of John together with the theological goal of understanding what is meant by Incarnation and how it relates to Pascha, the Passion of Christ, how this is conceived of as revelation, and how we speak of it. The first group of readers are the Christian writers from the early centuries, some of whom (such as Irenaeus of Lyons) stood in direct continuity, through Polycarp of Smyrna, with...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0192844911
• ISBN13: 9780192844910
• Release Date: August 2021
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 408 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.2" x 9.5"