Book
The Adaptable Jesus of the Fourth Gospel
The Pedagogy of the Logos
Language:
English
Published/Copyright:
2016
Purchasable on brill.com
Purchase Book
About this book
In The Adaptable Jesus of the Fourth Gospel, Jason S. Sturdevant argues that the Gospel of John portrays Jesus as an adaptable teacher, who accommodates to different people in various ways to a singular end, to bring each to faith. In the same way, the Logos accommodates to humanity via the incarnation. Adaptability serves as both an interpersonal and universal category.
Early Christian interpretations of John, especially that of John Chrysostom, describe the Jesus of John by echoing characterizations of the ideal Greco-Roman pedagogue, adapting to his diverse students. By looking to such interpretations, as well as illumination from the milieu of the Fourth Evangelist, Jason S. Sturdevant provides a new lens through which to understand the characterization of the Johannine Jesus.
Early Christian interpretations of John, especially that of John Chrysostom, describe the Jesus of John by echoing characterizations of the ideal Greco-Roman pedagogue, adapting to his diverse students. By looking to such interpretations, as well as illumination from the milieu of the Fourth Evangelist, Jason S. Sturdevant provides a new lens through which to understand the characterization of the Johannine Jesus.
Author / Editor information
Jason S. Sturdevant, Ph.D. (2013), Princeton Theological Seminary, is Teaching Assistant Professor of Religious Studies at North Carolina State University.
Topics
Publishing information
Pages and Images/Illustrations in book
eBook published on:
September 7, 2015
eBook ISBN:
9789004304239
Pages and Images/Illustrations in book
Main content:
256
eBook ISBN:
9789004304239
Keywords for this book
Christology; Philo of Alexandria; moral philosophy; characterization; Chrysostom; interpretation; adaptability; accommodation
Audience(s) for this book
All interested in the portrayal of Jesus in the Gospel of John, and those exploring how interpretation history of the New Testament can illuminate contemporary understanding of those texts.
