John’s prologue : christological and doxological significance for the Johannine narrative

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Hahn, Nathan
Van Eck, Ernest

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Institute for Afro-Hellenic Studies

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This article presents a literary exegetical analysis of the prologue (John 1:1-18) of the Johannine narrative with special attention to the author’s (narrator’s) point of view. The author sets the tone of his gospel and writes with literary beauty while showing his theological points of view that will be seen throughout his narrative to follow. He presents Jesus as the eternal λόγος of God, and thus provides a unique point of view toward the Son of God of the Father who exists from eternity past with God the Father. Merely by studying, reflecting on, and remembering the Gospel’s prologue, the reader can understand and relate to the Christological and doxological significance of the Johannine narrative.

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This article represents a reworked version of aspects from the PhD-thesis of Nathan Hahn, titled Anonymous minor characters in the Johannine narrative: The Christological and doxological significance of the characterization in John 4, 5, and 9, in the Department of New Testament and Related Literature, University of Pretoria, with Prof. Dr. Ernest van Eck as supervisor.

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John, John 1:1-18, John’s prologue, Christology, Doxology

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Hahn, N. & Van Eck, E. 2021, 'John’s prologue : christological and doxological significance for the Johannine narrative', Pharos Journal of Theology, vol. 102, no. 1, pp. 1-13; doi : 10.46222/pharosjot.102029.