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A Historical and Theological Investigation of John's GospelDoes “Believing in His Name” Constitute Saving Faith?

A Historical and Theological Investigation of John's Gospel: Does “Believing in His Name”... [Often viewed in Johannine scholarship as an inferior and salvifically impotent intellectual assent to Jesus’ messiahship on the basis of his miracles rather than his Kingdom movement, this chapter argues that “believing in his (Jesus’) name” (πιστεύω εἰς τὸ ὄνομα αὐτοῦ) is equivalent to πιστεύω εἰς αὐτὸν and denotes allegiance to Jesus as the embodiment of Yahweh. In its historical context, I propose that Jesus’ refusal to entrust himself to some who “believed in his name” following his Temple demonstration means not that he refused to bequeath such persons salvation but that he would not give himself over to be the political, military messiah they were longing for amidst their Roman oppression. My proposal has the power to open up questions on the Johannine difference between spiritual and political redemption that directly engage American politics and culture.] http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png

A Historical and Theological Investigation of John's GospelDoes “Believing in His Name” Constitute Saving Faith?

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Publisher
Springer International Publishing
Copyright
© The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020
ISBN
978-3-030-53400-4
Pages
123 –143
DOI
10.1007/978-3-030-53401-1_5
Publisher site
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Abstract

[Often viewed in Johannine scholarship as an inferior and salvifically impotent intellectual assent to Jesus’ messiahship on the basis of his miracles rather than his Kingdom movement, this chapter argues that “believing in his (Jesus’) name” (πιστεύω εἰς τὸ ὄνομα αὐτοῦ) is equivalent to πιστεύω εἰς αὐτὸν and denotes allegiance to Jesus as the embodiment of Yahweh. In its historical context, I propose that Jesus’ refusal to entrust himself to some who “believed in his name” following his Temple demonstration means not that he refused to bequeath such persons salvation but that he would not give himself over to be the political, military messiah they were longing for amidst their Roman oppression. My proposal has the power to open up questions on the Johannine difference between spiritual and political redemption that directly engage American politics and culture.]

Published: Aug 25, 2020

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