Sophia and the Johannine Jesus

by Martin Scott

This feminist approach to the Gospel of John explores the issue of the role of women in the Johannine Christian community. The author first examines in detail the relationship between the Jewish figure of Wisdom, known by the Greek name Sophia, and the Jesus of the Fourth Gospel. Secondly, he investigates what effect the use of a female figure as a basis for christological reflection have on the way in which women were portrayed in the Gospel...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1850753490
• ISBN13: 9781850753490
• Release Date: July 1992
• Publisher: Sheffield Academic Press
• Length: 350 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.7" x 8.5"