This article explores the role of symbolism in the gospel narrative in general and the suggestion that symbolism lies at the core of the theology of the Gospel of John. In particular, the Fourth ...Evangelist’s use of water imagery is deeply rooted in his Jewish scripture, where control of the waters is the prerogative of God alone. Johannine use of water symbolism is therefore discussed in terms of creation, the Exodus, human longing for God, and the manifestation of God known as “theophany.” By way of application, the dialogue between Jesus and the Samaritan woman at the well about the presence of God in living water in John 4 and the sign of the power of God seen through Jesus walking on the water of the Sea of Galilee in John 6 are interpreted for their capacity to reveal the power and presence of God acting in reality through the mission and ministry of Jesus the Christ and Son of God.
The encounter between Jesus and the Samaritan woman of Sychar recorded in John 4:7–30 foregrounds the concept of the Messiah as an eschatological Mosaic prophet (Deut. 18:15–18). Little attention, ...however, has been directed to the significance of the water imagery in the Gospel’s narrative unit to Jesus’ claim to be the Mosaic Messiah. Through a comparative study with the Dead Sea Scrolls, this paper claims that the Gospel’s dual witness to Jesus as the provider of the eternal well of living water and as the ‘prophet like Moses’ (Deut. 18:15–18) is not incidental but essential to reinforcing the coherence of the narrative section in John 4:7–30. This observation is supported by intriguing parallels observed in the Dead Sea Scrolls, which preserve evidence for the intertextual association between the prophet like Moses of Deut. 18:15–18 and the eschatological figure traceable in Joel 2:23 (cf. Hos. 10:12), in which water imagery comes to the fore. This understanding, in turn, illuminates subtle ambiguities in the interchange between Jesus and the Samaritan woman (John 4:7–30), including her apparently unanswered request for living water (v. 15) and her recognition of Jesus as ‘a prophet’ (v. 19).
This article presents a new contextualization and interpretation of Michelangelo's composition, Christ and the Samaritan Woman, which was made for Vittoria Colonna around 1542. Known only through ...copies, it is an unusual representation of the theme, which eschews commentary on the sexuality or arrogance of the woman and instead includes elements that point to the woman's role in leading others to Christ. By reconsidering Colonna's own statements on the Samaritan woman and parallels found in Bernardino Ochino's comments, I argue that the design reflects the way Colonna positioned herself as a person of incomplete understanding who could still be saved through a direct encounter with Christ's words. The theme had particular resonance around 1542 when Italian reformers like Colonna faced increasing scrutiny from the Church. Indeed Colonna's interest in the subject may be a response to Ochino's flight from Italy in the face of threats from the Church.
Two paintings by Charles de La Fosse have recently reappeared on the art market: Jésus et la Samaritaine and L’Adieu d’Hector et d’Andromaque. Detailed study of these two works provides an overview ...of the painter’s rich visual culture. La Fosse carefully referred to ancient sources and employed the rule of contrast to enhance his compositions. A student of Charles Le Brun, his taste for colour made him the leader of the Colourists. The influence of the great masters who preceded him is already noticeable in Jésus et la Samaritaine, a work dating from around 1685—1688, where the reference to Rembrandt’s work is clear. Charles de La Fosse presented the second painting, L’Adieu d’Hector et d’Andromaque, a more imposing format, at the Salon of 1699, the same year he was appointed director of the Académie Royale de Peinture et de Sculpture. This well-known canvas, whose location was previously unknown, is an important work in which the artist uses a fiery tone to herald Hector’s death and the impending burning of Troy. Quoting Charles Le Brun, in the same way as from the great foreign masters Veronese, Titian and Rembrandt, with subtle emotions the painter portrays the heartbreaking farewell of the Trojan hero and his wife, resigned to what is to come. It is as if the suffering of so much bloodshed can only be overcome in the celebration of eternal love.
Women`s Ministry in the Gospels Miguel Luna
Asia-Africa Journal of Mission and Ministry(AAMM),
02/2014, Letnik:
9
Journal Article
Women`s Ministry in the Gospels explores the role of women in the gospels and their function and responsibilities in supporting Jesus` ministry together with His disciples. This article focuses on ...women who made a unique contribution as Jesus traveled around fulfilling His missions. It explains the service they provided before His suffering and after His resurrection and how the Holy Spirit continued empowering them to share Jesus` mission and ministry.
이 연구는 요한복음 4장에 나타난 예수님의 사마리아 여인과의 대화를 중심으로 기독교상담을 구성하는 몇 가지 중요한 요소들을 검토하였다. 성경에 나타난 예수님의 대화를 충실히 검토하는 것은 복음주의 기독교상담의 형성을 위한 기본적인 연구임에 틀림이 없다. 이 연구는 우선 사마리아 여인의 정체성과 요구가 무엇인지를 분석하고, 이를 기초로 복음주의 기독교상담의 ...목적, 기독교상담자의 기본자세, 변화를 위한 전략, 그리고 기독교상담의 과정을 검토하였다. 변화를 위한 전략에서는 접촉의 전략, 공감적 이해의 전략, 직면의 전략, 행동화의 전략을 다루었다. 기독교상담의 과정에서는 제랄드 이건의 9단계 상담모델과 이 대화를 비교하였다. 연구자는 상담의 일반적인 원리와 전략들을 대화분석의 틀로 활용함으로써 성경과 상담이론의 대화를 시도하였다. 이를 통하여 연구자는 복음주의 기독교상담은 보다 더 철저하게 하나님의 말씀에 근거해야 하며, 동시에 일반적인 상담의 원리와 전략들을 말씀에 근거하여 취사선택할 수 있어야 함을 보게 된다. 하나님의 말씀은 충족성을 지닌 말씀이다. 그러나 진지한 학문적 성과는 하나님의 말씀의 탄광에서 더 많은 보화를 캐내는 일에 기여할 수 있을 것이다.
This study examines some important elements that constitute Christian counseling, centering on Jesus` conversation with the Samaritan woman in John 4. Faithfully examining the conversation of Jesus in the Bible must be a basic research for constructing evangelical Christian counseling. This study first analyzes the identity of the Samaritan woman and her needs. Based on this, it examines the purpose of Christian counseling, the basic attitudes of Christian counselors, strategies for change and process of Christian counseling. In the section of strategies for change, the study deals with the strategies of contact, empathic understanding, confrontation and induction into action. In the process of Christian counseling, this dialogue is compared to Gerald Egan`s nine-step counseling model. The researcher attempts a conversation between the Bible and counseling theories by employing the general principles and strategies of counseling as a framework of analysis. Through this work, the researcher finds that evangelical Christian counseling must be more strictly based on the Word of God. Also Christian counselors should be able to pick and choose among the general counseling principles and strategies based on the Bible. We believe in the sufficiency of the Word of God. Nonetheless, a serious academic performance will be able to contribute to discovery of more treasures from the mines of God`s Word.
A Woman at a Well Peppard, Michael
The World's Oldest Church,
01/2016
Book Chapter
Odprti dostop
OF THE MANY MEANINGS and metaphors attached to the rites of initiation, a central one remains to be examined: how did Christians in Dura-Europos imagine the descent, reception, or incarnation of the ...Holy Spirit?
In his study “Baptismal Patterns in Early Syria,” liturgical historian Bryan Spinks records a hunch about how Syrian Christians understood the connection between the ritual of anointing and the descent of the Holy Spirit at initiation.¹ What text or narrative would they have had in mind to lend meaning to the ritual? Previous scholars have usually looked to the baptismal accounts of Jesus himself, and indeed
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