The plenipotentiary idea as Leitmotiv in John’s Gospel

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dc.contributor.author Kok, Jacobus (Kobus)
dc.date.accessioned 2015-10-20T11:52:06Z
dc.date.available 2015-10-20T11:52:06Z
dc.date.issued 2015-07-10
dc.description Some of the perspectives in this article were taken from, and developed within the PhD thesis of the author at the University of Pretoria (Kok 2008). The author was a D.A.A.D bursary holder at the University of Bonn in Germany whilst doing this research in 2007. (http://hdl.handle.net/2263/29292) en_ZA
dc.description.abstract In this article the plenipotentiary idea in John’s Gospel is studied in relation to Jewish institution(s) of agency. It is argued that the missionary idea in John’s Gospel is a Leitmotiv (central or dominant theme) that integrates the Christology and Soteriology in the fourth Gospel. Jesus is presented as being God’s empowered plenipotentiary who was sent by God to give life and to judge – qualities that were judged to be the prerogative of the Creator-God. After the resurrection, Jesus empowers his disciples to become plenipotentiaries who are called to continue the mission that God had started in and through Jesus. Unlike some scholars who argue that John is a sectarian writing aimed at an in-group, the author of this article argues that John’s idea of mission is one that encourages an openness towards outsiders, motivated by love and other regarded, and expressed in a boundary transcending manner. en_ZA
dc.description.abstract In hierdie artikel word die konsep van gesantskap in Johannes se Evangelie in verhouding tot die Joodse konsepte van gesantskap bestudeer. Daar word aangevoer dat die missionale of gesantskapskonsep ’n leitmotief (sentrale of dominante tema) in Johannes se Evangelie is, en dat dit met die Christologie en die Soteriologie in die vierde Evangelie geïntegreer is. Jesus word as God se gevolmagtigde verteenwoordiger (gesant of plenipotensiaris) aangebied wat deur God gestuur is om lewe te gee en te oordeel – kwaliteite wat tradisioneel gesproke die prerogatief van God alleen is. Ná die opstanding bemagtig Jesus sy dissipels as sy gevolmagtigde verteenwoordigers wat geroep en gestuur is om die doel wat God in en deur Jesus begin het, te kontinueer. In teenstelling met sommige geleerdes wat beweer dat Johannes ’n sektariese geskrif is wat op die ‘in-groep’ in teenstelling met die ‘uit-groep’ gemik is, of dat Johannes geen sensitiwiteit vir buitestanders het nie, argumenteer die outeur van hierdie artikel dat Johannes se idee van sending ’n openheid teenoor buitestanders impliseer wat deur liefde gemotiveer is en op so ’n wyse uitgeleef behoort te word dat dit (sosiale en ander) grense transendeer. en_ZA
dc.description.librarian am2015 en_ZA
dc.description.uri http://www.indieskriflig.org.za en_ZA
dc.identifier.citation Kok, J., 2015, 'The plenipotentiary idea as Leitmotiv in John’s Gospel', In die Skriflig, 49(2), Art. #1923, 9 pages. http://dx.DOI.org/ 10.4102/ids.v49i2.1923. en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn 1018-6441
dc.identifier.other 10.4102/ids.v49i2.1923
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/2263/50256
dc.language.iso en en_ZA
dc.publisher AOSIS OpenJournals en_ZA
dc.rights © 2015. The Authors. Licensee: AOSIS OpenJournals. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution License. en_ZA
dc.subject Plenipotentiary idea en_ZA
dc.subject Leitmotiv en_ZA
dc.subject John’s Gospel en_ZA
dc.subject Gesantskap en_ZA
dc.subject Leitmotief en_ZA
dc.subject Johannes se Evangelie en_ZA
dc.subject.other Theology articles SDG-04
dc.subject.other SDG-04: Quality education
dc.subject.other Theology articles SDG-16
dc.subject.other SDG-16: Peace, justice and strong institutions
dc.title The plenipotentiary idea as Leitmotiv in John’s Gospel en_ZA
dc.title.alternative Gesantskap as Leitmotief in die Johannesevangelie en_ZA
dc.type Article en_ZA


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