Difficult texts: the author and content of the commandment in 1 John 3.23
Three interpretative problems with 1 John 3.23 are addressed. First, it is suggested that the subject of the verse changes halfway through, from ‘God’ to ‘Jesus Christ’. Second, belief ‘in the name’ of Jesus is taken to mean the acknowledgement of Jesus’ ultimate significance. Third, the single comm...
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| Tipo de documento: | Electrónico Artículo |
| Lenguaje: | Inglés |
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Sage
2024
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| En: |
Theology
Año: 2024, Volumen: 127, Número: 1, Páginas: 38-42 |
| Clasificaciones IxTheo: | HC Nuevo Testamento NBF Cristología NBK Soteriología |
| Otras palabras clave: | B
Belief
B Salvation B Love B Work B commandment |
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Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
| Sumario: | Three interpretative problems with 1 John 3.23 are addressed. First, it is suggested that the subject of the verse changes halfway through, from ‘God’ to ‘Jesus Christ’. Second, belief ‘in the name’ of Jesus is taken to mean the acknowledgement of Jesus’ ultimate significance. Third, the single command both to believe and to love one another is suggested to be a way of opening up the life of the disciple to the acceptance of Jesus’ ultimate significance and a way in which such acceptance can be measured or deduced. |
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| ISSN: | 2044-2696 |
| Obras secundarias: | Enthalten in: Theology
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/0040571X231218433 |