The Influence of Ezekiel in the Fourth Gospel : Intertextuality and Interpretation.

Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Abbreviations -- Chapter 1 Introduction -- 1 In Search of the Background to the Fourth Gospel -- 2 Intertextuality and Interpretation -- 3 The Johannine Community and Ezekiel -- 4 Prior Research into the Inter-relatedness of Ezekiel and the Fourth Gospel -- 5 Critical Issues -- 5.1 Authorship -- 5.2 Relationship to the Apocalypse -- 5.3 Unity and Order of Composition -- 5.4 Historicity -- 6 Methodology -- 7 Presentation -- Chapter 2 The Theological Vocabularies of John and Ezekiel -- 1 Words Used by John Fifty Times or More -- 1.1 Father -- 1.2 Believe -- 1.3 Know -- 1.4 World -- 1.5 Send -- 1.6 Hear -- 1.7 Love -- 1.8 Life -- 2 Words Used in the "I Am" Sayings -- 2.1 Bread -- 2.2 Light -- 2.3 Door -- 2.4 Shepherd -- 2.5 Resurrection -- 2.6 Way -- 2.7 Truth -- 2.8 Vine -- 3 Other Significant Words and Phrases -- 3.1 Word -- 3.2 Witness -- 3.3 Glory -- 3.4 Judgment -- 3.5 Water -- 3.6 Spirit -- 3.7 Signs -- 4 Conclusions -- Chpater 3 Primary Points of Contact -- 1 The New Temple -- 1.1 The Replacement, or Embodiment, of Judaism? -- 1.2 Jewish Expectations -- 1.3 Ezekiel's New Temple -- 1.4 Jesus as the New Temple -- 1.5 Parallels -- 1.6 Conclusions and Implications -- 2 Rivers of Living Water -- 2.1 The Feast of Tabernacles -- 2.2 Punctuation and Antecedent of αὐτοῦ -- 2.3 Scripture Citation -- 2.4 Conclusions and Implications -- 3 The Good Shepherd -- 3.1 The Setting of John 10 -- 3.2 Old Testament Imagery -- 3.3 Ezekiel's Shepherd -- 3.4 The Good Shepherd in John's Gospel -- 3.5 Comparisons and Conclusions -- 4 The Resurrection -- 4.1 Chapter 5 as Precedent to Chapter 11 -- 4.2 The Resurrection and the Life, John 11 -- 4.3 Ezek 37 and the Valley of Dry Bones -- 4.4 Comparisons and Conclusions -- Chapter 4 Secondary Points of Contact -- 1 Born of Water and Spirit -- 2 Son of Man -- 3 Paraclete.

4 "Die in Your Sins" -- 5 "I Have Glorified It" [My Name] -- 6 The Christ Remains Forever -- 7 I Will Do It -- 8 The True Vine -- 9 The One Hundred Fifty-Three Fish -- 10 Conclusion -- Chapter 5 Conclusion -- 1 Hays' Criteria and Evidence of Intertextuality -- 1.1 Availability -- 1.2 Volume -- 1.3 Recurrence -- 1.4 Thematic Coherence -- 1.5 Historical Plausibility -- 1.6 History of Interpretation -- 1.7 Satisfaction -- 2 Conclusions Regarding Influence -- 3 Value for Interpretation -- Bibliography -- Books and Commentaries -- Articles and Essays -- Unpublished Works -- Index of Subjects and Modern Authors -- Index of Scripture and Other Ancient Writings.

This monograph presents important research regarding the Fourth Gospel's use of Scripture, specifically the book of Ezekiel. It provides the first detailed comparison of the theological vocabularies of the two works, identifying intertextual links and themes.

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