Full Description
Michael A. Daise identifies literary features found in six quotations in the Fourth Gospel, suggesting they should be revisited as clusters rather than as discrete units. Three quotations are the only ones whose introductory formulae explicitly ascribe them to Isaiah; three are the only ones cast as being 'remembered' by Jesus' disciples; and each of these groupings forms an inclusio within the Book of Signs which, when combined with the other, produces a chiasmus to Jesus' public ministry.
Daise examines these clusters in three studies, addressing their exegetical issues and theological implications. After an introductory apologia for an historical-critical and theological approach, the first two studies distil narrative themes embedded in the Isaianic and 'remembrance' inclusios. The third study then reconstructs the synthesis of these themes created by the chiasmus, and translates its key elements into theological categories. Daise concludes that, while the Isaianic inclusio brings 'closure' to the Book of Signs —by disclosing the angelic cause of the Jews' unbelief — the 'remembrance' inclusio creates an anticipation of the Book of Glory — by casting Jesus as poised to establish a new dynasty with the casting out that angelic cause. Daise further argues that this broader storyline carries ramifications for an array of motifs in the Fourth Gospel's theological taxonomy: in particular its christology, soteriology, eschatology, ecclesiology and pneumatology.
Contents
List of Tables
Acknowledgments
Editorial Notes
Introduction
Part I: Isaiah, Jesus and the Jews
Chapter 1: Isaiah 40:3, A Call to Believe
Chapter 2: Isaiah 53:1 and Isaiah 6:1, An Obstruction to Faith
Part II: The Disciples, the Spirit and the Scriptures
Chapter 3: Psalm 69:10, The Promise of a New Temple
Chapter 4: Psalm 118:25-26 and Zechariah 9:9, The Restoration of the United Monarchy
Part III: Chiasmus and Theology
Chapter 5: Conclusions
Appendices
Bibliography
Ancient Sources Index
Modern Authors Index
