The plenipotentiary idea as Leitmotiv in John’s Gospel

dc.contributor.authorKok, Jacobus (Kobus)
dc.contributor.emailkobus.kok@up.ac.zaen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2015-10-20T11:52:06Z
dc.date.available2015-10-20T11:52:06Z
dc.date.issued2015-07-10
dc.descriptionSome 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.abstractIn 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.abstractIn 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.librarianam2015en_ZA
dc.description.urihttp://www.indieskriflig.org.zaen_ZA
dc.identifier.citationKok, 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.issn1018-6441
dc.identifier.other10.4102/ids.v49i2.1923
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/50256
dc.language.isoenen_ZA
dc.publisherAOSIS OpenJournalsen_ZA
dc.rights© 2015. The Authors. Licensee: AOSIS OpenJournals. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution License.en_ZA
dc.subjectPlenipotentiary ideaen_ZA
dc.subjectLeitmotiven_ZA
dc.subjectJohn’s Gospelen_ZA
dc.subjectGesantskapen_ZA
dc.subjectLeitmotiefen_ZA
dc.subjectJohannes se Evangelieen_ZA
dc.subject.otherTheology articles SDG-04
dc.subject.otherSDG-04: Quality education
dc.subject.otherTheology articles SDG-16
dc.subject.otherSDG-16: Peace, justice and strong institutions
dc.titleThe plenipotentiary idea as Leitmotiv in John’s Gospelen_ZA
dc.title.alternativeGesantskap as Leitmotief in die Johannesevangelieen_ZA
dc.typeArticleen_ZA

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