The Johannine Prologue and the Messianic Secret
In 1892 Adolf Harnack, writing on the relation of the Prologue to the Fourth Gospel, posed the question in these words: ‘What is the aim of the Gospel, what is the aim of the Prologue? Are these aims identical or is the Prologue really an introduction to the Gospel?… Is it the key to understanding t...
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| Format: | Print Article |
| Language: | English |
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[1974]
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New Testament studies
Year: 1974, Volume: 21, Issue: 1, Pages: 40-58 |
| IxTheo Classification: | HC New Testament |
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| Summary: | In 1892 Adolf Harnack, writing on the relation of the Prologue to the Fourth Gospel, posed the question in these words: ‘What is the aim of the Gospel, what is the aim of the Prologue? Are these aims identical or is the Prologue really an introduction to the Gospel?… Is it the key to understanding the Gospel?’ My aim in this paper is to consider once again this question of the function of these opening verses. What did the author - or redactor - of the gospel aim to achieve by beginning his book in this way? |
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| ISSN: | 0028-6885 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: New Testament studies
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