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

Leiden, the Netherlands ; Boston : Brill, [2015]

©2015.

xiii, 305 pages ; 25 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

February 06, 2015

Supplements to Novum Testamentum, v. 158.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.