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Wounded Lord: Reading John Through the Eyes of Thomas

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Availability:In StockContributor:Robert H. Smith, Donna Duensing (Editor)Publish date:2009-09-15Pages:216
Language:EnglishPublisher:Cascade BooksISBN-13:9781606086605ISBN-10:160608660XUPC:9781606086605Book Category:ReligionBook Subcategory:Biblical Commentary, Biblical Studies, Biblical Criticism & InterpretationBook Topic:New Testament, Exegesis & HermeneuticsSize:8.80 x 5.90 x 0.50 inchesWeight:0.6504Product ID:SC15Q3MKG5
John's gospel does not record ""Thomas's doubt,"" as later generations of Christians have branded the story. Rather, John presents Thomas's faith. In this work, Robert H. Smith approaches Thomas as one who believes in the reality of incarnation: God has a body. Too often, Smith argues, Christians read John's gospel for its lyrical discourses. The resulting portrait of Jesus is a ""cross-less Christ,"" a portrait that contributes powerfully to Christian triumphalism. In contrast, Smith finds that the evangelist always has the cross in view. Smith reads John ""backwards,"" through the eyes of Thomas. In so doing, he demonstrates the centrality of a wounded Lord in the theology of the gospel. But this book does not end with hermeneutics. Smith advances his discussion into the life of discipleship. Anyone dwelling in Christ's body will be similarly marked. What does it mean to live in the world as the marked body of Christ? Everyone who poses the question will want to read this book. Martha E. Stortz Professor of Historical Theology and Ethics Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary/The Graduate Theological Union Berkeley, California
Language:EnglishPublisher:Cascade BooksISBN-13:9781606086605ISBN-10:160608660XUPC:9781606086605Book Category:ReligionBook Subcategory:Biblical Commentary, Biblical Studies, Biblical Criticism & InterpretationBook Topic:New Testament, Exegesis & HermeneuticsSize:8.80 x 5.90 x 0.50 inchesWeight:0.6504Product ID:SC15Q3MKG5
Robert H Smith (1932-2006), was professor of New Testament at Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary and served as a member of the core doctoral faculty of the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, California. He is the author of Apocalypse: A Commentary on Revelation in Words and Images (2000), and Easter Gospels: The Resurrection of Jesus According to the Four Evangelists (1983) He has published commentaries on Matthew (1989), Acts (1970), and Hebrews (1984). He co-authored several books with Paul Fullmer, Read Greek by Friday (Wipf &Stock, 2004), Read Greek by Friday: The Gospel of John & 1 John (Wipf & Stock, 2005), Greek at a Glance (Wipf & Stock, 2007).
Publisher: Cascade Books

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