Rescuing John’s Gospel from Its Creedal Captivity
John Shelby Spong, bestselling author and popular proponent of a modern, scholarly, and authentic Christianity, argues that this last gospel to be written was misinterpreted by the framers of the fourth-century creeds to be a literal account of the life of Jesus when in fact it is a literacy, interpretive retelling of the events in Jesus’ life through the medium of fictional characters, from Nicodemus and Lazarus to the “Beloved Disciple.” The result of this intriguing study not only recaptures the original message of this gospel, but also provides us today with a radical new dimension to the claim that in the humanity of Jesus the reality of God has been met and engaged.
Author: John Shelby Spong
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: HarperOne
Published: 09/02/2014
Pages: 368
Weight: 0.57lbs
Size: 8.02h x 5.24w x 0.81d
ISBN: 9780062011312
Language: English
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