New perspectives on healing, restoration, and reconciliation in John's gospel / / by Jacobus (Kobus) Kok.

• Superior document: Biblical Interpretation Series, Volume 149
• VerfasserIn: Kok, Jacobus (Kobus),
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden, Netherlands ;, Boston, [Massachusetts] : : Brill,, 2017.; ©2017
• Year of Publication: 2017
• Language: English
• Series: Biblical interpretation series ; Volume 149.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (413 pages) :; illustrations, tables.
• Other title: Preliminary Material /; 1 Introduction: Frame of Reference and Problem Statement /; 2 Background and Orientation /; 3 The Healing of the Royal Official’s Son: An Exegetical Study of John 4:43–54 /; 4 The Healing of the Lame Man: An Exegetic Study of John 5:1–9 within the Context of 5:1–47 /; 5 The Healing of the Blind Man: An Exegetical Study of John 9:1–41 /; 6 The Restoration of Lazarus: An Exegetical Study of John 11:1–44 /; 7 Faith in Jesus Leads to Spiritual Healing /; 8 The Resurrection of Jesus as Culminating Act of Healing and Restoration /; Conclusion and Implications for Interpretation /; Bibliography /; Addendum /; Names and Subjects Index /; Ancient Sources Index /
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
• ISBN: 9004267808
• ISSN: 0928-0731
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: by Jacobus (Kobus) Kok.

In New Perspectives on Healing, Restoration and Reconciliation in John , Jacobus (Kobus) Kok investigates the depth and applicability of Jesus’ healing narratives in John’s gospel. Against the background of an ancient group-oriented worldview, it goes beyond the impasse of most Western approaches to interpreting the Biblical healing narratives to date. He argues that the concept of healing was understood in antiquity (as in some parts of Africa) in a much broader way than we tend to understand it today. He shows inter alia why the interaction between Jesus and the Samaritan woman could be interpreted as a healing narrative, illustrating the ancient interrelationship between healing, restoration and reconciliation.