The Bridegroom Messiah and the People of God: Marriage in the Fourth Gospel

by Jocelyn McWhirter

Book Overview

Many interpreters of the Fourth Gospel detect allusions to biblical texts about marriage, but none offers a comprehensive analysis of these proposed allusions or a convincing explanation for their presence. Building on the work of Richard Hays, Donald Juel and Craig Koester, in this 2006 book Jocelyn McWhirter argues that John alludes to biblical texts about marriage in order to develop a metaphor for Jesus and how he relates to his followers. According...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521090229
• ISBN13: 9780521090223
• Release Date: November 2008
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.5" x 8.5"