The Temple of Jesus' Body: The Temple Theme in the Gospel of John

✍ Scribed by Alan Kerr

• Publisher: Sheffield Academic Press
• Year: 2002
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 433
• Series: Journal for the Study of the New Testament Supplement Series 220
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

This book is a study of the Johannine Christian response to the fall of the Jerusalem Temple in 70 ce. A crucial text in this investigation is Jn 2.13-22 and its context, which provide a lens through which other texts in John are viewed. Kerr's examination of the Temple festivals of Passover, Tabernacles, Dedication suggests that in Jesus fulfils and replaces these, while in the case of the Sabbath he effects a transformation. The overall conclusion is that the Johannine Jesus replaces and fulfils the Jerusalem Temple.

✦ Table of Contents

Dedication
Contents
Preface
Abbreviations
1 Introduction
2 Outside the Johannine Text: Some Jewish Responses to the Fall of the Temple in 70 CE
3 The New Temple: John 2.13-22
4 The New Beginning: The Prologue
5 The Programmatic Vision of John 1.51
6 A New Centre of Worship: John 4.16-24
7 The Temple Festivals
8 The Father’s House: Possible Temple Connections in John 13 and 14
9 Possible High Priestly and Temple Allusions in John 17
10 Summary and Conclusions
Bibliography
Index of References
Index of Authors