
Jesus and the Visibility of God
Sight and Belief in the Fourth Gospel
Luke Irwin(Author)
Cambridge University Press
Published on 23. January 2025
Book
Hardback
255 pages
978-1-009-47704-8 (ISBN)
Description
Although scholars have debated the link between empirical senses and belief in the Gospel of John, few have queried their own presuppositions about the invisibility of God. In this study, Luke Irwin establishes the value of God's physical incarnation for belief, arguing that the theological nature of belief derives from a God who makes himself physically visible in the world. Irwin builds on recent work on divine embodiment in the Hebrew Bible and New Testament and illuminates the Jewish context for John's Gospel. He also explains John's understanding of 'seeing' as a positive component of belief-formation and resolves the Johannine relationship between 'seeing' and 'believing'. Showing how God is the ultimate target of belief, Irwin argues that unless God becomes physically visible in Jesus, belief cannot be attained.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Illustrations
Worked examples or Exercises
Dimensions
Height: 222 mm
Width: 145 mm
Thickness: 19 mm
Weight
497 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-009-47704-8 (9781009477048)
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Person
Luke Irwin is Associate Professor of Biblical Studies at Covenant College.
Content
Introduction; Part I. God and Visibility: 1. 'My Lord and My God' In John 20:30-31; 2. Divine Visibility; 3. God on Earth; Part II. Seeing God: 4. The Efficacy of Empirical Vision; 5. Seeing Jesus and Seeing God; Conclusion; Bibliography.