The lawsuit motif in John's Gospel from new perspectives : Jesus Christ, crucified criminal and emperor of the world / by Per Jarle Bekken.

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2015]

©2015

xiii, 305 pages ; 24 cm.

The study sheds fresh light on aspects of the lawsuit motif in John from the background of Diaspora-Jewish and Greco-Roman data and perspectives. – John’s narrative of the attempts on Jesus for such crimes as breaking the Sabbath, blasphemy, and seduction are illuminated from Philo’s perspectives on vigilante execution. – Furthermore, John’s narrative of the official Jewish and Roman forensic procedures against Jesus can also be situated within the framework of the Greco-Roman administration exemplified by the legal papyri from the Roman Egypt. – Philo’s expectation of an eschatological emperor, who shall rule over many nations, provides a cultural context for the way John’s gospel re-inscribed Jesus as the true “Emperor” of all the nations.0.

English

November 12, 2014

Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-287) and indexes.