RT Article
T1 "That the Works of God Should Be Made Manifest": Vision and Vocation in John 9
JF Journal of theological interpretation
VO 12
IS 1
SP 110
OP 126
A1 Yuckman, Colin H.
LA English
PB The Pennsylvania State University Press
YR 2018
UL https://www.ixtheo.de/Record/1679437690
AB Traditional historical-critical readings of John 9 have tended to overlook the story's potential for missional readings. Through an analysis of John 9 as a narrative about vocation rather than a purely socio-historical source of information on the implied community, this study places this passage firmly within the theological vision of the Fourth Gospel. A close study of the passage reveals a sophisticated "doubling" of Jesus and the man born blind. Though Jesus is largely absent, the man testifies on his behalf and takes up Jesus' role as the "sent" one, thereby experiencing a kind of qualified "divinization." The passage, therefore, equips and empowers would-be disciples for testimony even as it orients such testimony to Jesus' lordship in his absence. The article concludes with reflections on the implications of the analysis for notions of epistemology in theological perspective.
K1 Bibel : Johannesevangelium : 9
K1 Christology
K1 Communities
K1 Critical readings
K1 Divinity
K1 Narratives
K1 Obedience
K1 Soteriology
K1 Synagogues
DO 10.5325/jtheointe.12.1.0110