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Constructing Temple Spaces in the Gospel of John
Purity, Participation, and God's Covenantal Presence
Series: - Biblical Interpretation Series, Volume: 242
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This study examines the complexity of temple imagery and how it structures spaces in early Judaism and Johnâs Gospel by integrating modern metaphor and spatial theory with traditional exegesis. After identifying varied conceptions of âtemplisedâ space in the Jewish Scriptures and the works of Josephus, Philo, and Qumran, it demonstrates how John 1â4 and 13â15 map temple imagery and abiding language on multiple spaces of divine encounter. In relation to the temple, John engages purity concerns to indicate covenantal participation with God, in and through the embodied person of Jesus, by the indwelling of the Holy Spirit.
Rachel L. Danley, Ph.D. (2024), The University of Aberdeen, is Assistant Professor of Biblical Studies at Sterling College in Sterling, Kansas. Her research focuses on John within Judaism, temple imagery, and the embodied experience in relation to conceptualizations of God.
This book would be of interest to academic libraries and institutes for post-graduate students and educators, specialists in religious studies in Judaism and Christianity, Jewish Bible, and New Testament, with a particular focus on Johannine Literature.