Jesus, the Eschatological Temple: An Exegetical Study of Jn 2,13-22 in the Light of the Pre 70 C.E. Eschatological Temple Hopes and the Synoptic Templ

1. Auflage 2012
ISBN: 978-90-429-2392-8
Verlag: PEETERS PUB

Buch, Englisch, Band 58, 453 Seiten

Reihe: Contributions to Biblical Exeg

The ‘temple action’ of Jesus, popularly known as ‘temple cleansing,’ has

been subjected to meticulous studies. Nevertheless, studies focussing on

the Johannine version of the ‘temple action’ are surprisingly very few.

The present work concentrates on the Johannine ‘temple action’ (Jn

2,13-22). The unique contribution of this book is that it has ventured to

situate the ‘temple action’ of Jesus in contexts which have hitherto not

been adequately considered in this respect. These significant contexts

include the Pre-70 C. E. Jewish hopes concerning the eschatological temple

and the Post-70 C.E. private, apocalyptic, rabbinic and political

responses to the destruction of the Jerusalem temple. By placing the

‘temple action’ in the aforesaid contexts, and also in the context of the

synoptic versions of the ‘temple action,’ this study clarifies why John

presents Jesus as the temple, and what it means to say that Jesus’ body is

the temple. These contexts, besides throwing light to the ‘temple action’

of Jesus, also turn to be a powerful key to unravel the subtle nuances of

much of the Johannine material.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Chanikuzhy, J.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein