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"I Am the Gate" (John 10:7, 9): The Background and Function of the Gate Motif in the Fourth Gospel.

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Title/Author:	"I Am the Gate" (John 10:7, 9): The Background and Function of the Gate Motif in the Fourth Gospel./
Author:	Chen, Tongchun.
Published:	Ann Arbor : ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, : 2023,
Description:	285 p.
Notes:	Source: Dissertations Abstracts International, Volume: 84-11, Section: A.
Contained By:	Dissertations Abstracts International84-11A.
Subject:	Biblical studies. -
Online resource:	https://pqdd.sinica.edu.tw/twdaoapp/servlet/advanced?query=30423718
ISBN:	9798379518424

"I Am the Gate" (John 10:7, 9): The Background and Function of the Gate Motif in the Fourth Gospel.
Chen, Tongchun.

"I Am the Gate" (John 10:7, 9): The Background and Function of the Gate Motif in the Fourth Gospel. - Ann Arbor : ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, 2023 - 285 p.

Source: Dissertations Abstracts International, Volume: 84-11, Section: A.

Thesis (S.T.D.)--The Catholic University of America, 2023.

This item must not be sold to any third party vendors.

This study undertakes a systematic analysis of the neglected Johannine image of Jesus as the gate of the sheep (John 10:7, 9). In light of the major gaps in recent scholarship concerning the study of John 10:1-18, it explores especially the literary background of the gate image and its function in the narrative of the Fourth Gospel, utilizing author-oriented narrative criticism. After an initial narrative-reading of John 10:1-18 (chapter 2), this study conducts a survey of potential background texts to the Johannine gate image, the results of which further identify proper precursor texts to John 10:1-10 and texts which reflect its general cultural milieu (chapter 3). This intertextual study sheds light on the rich meaning of the gate image (chapter 4), which helps to identify the multiple occurrences of the gate motif in the gospel narrative and to extract their narratological and theological significance (chapter 5).This study identifies five layers of intertextual echoes in the Johannine gate image. First, the gate image articulates Jesus' identity as the gate of heaven (see John 1:51), which echoes especially Gen 28:17 and possibly Rev 4:1 and more broadly other pertinent Jewish texts. Second, it echoes Ps 118:19-20 which highlights the core of Jesus' teaching on worship. Third, it potentially echoes Rev 3:8 and 3:20, which, together with Rev 4:1, form a unity of thought on true discipleship and its abundant reward at the eschaton. Fourth, it echoes collectively the texts on the gates of the new Jerusalem, which speak of eschatological salvation and worship. Fifth, it also reflects the general cultural notion of associating the gates with legal judgment.Through these echoes, the Johannine gate image conveys the message of Jesus' multiple functions pertaining to revelation, judgment, and the access to life eternal (which includes worship). It not only provides a commentary on its immediate context (9:1-41), but also functions as an enduring motif in the second half of the gospel story, making significant contributions to the narrative features of characterization, plot, and point of view.

ISBN: 9798379518424Subjects--Topical Terms:

2122820
Biblical studies.
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Apocalyptic

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