The light from Galilee: the narrative function of Isaiah 8:23-9:6 in John 8:12
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09/2016Author
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Abstract
Application of criteria for identifying scriptural reuse demonstrates that John 8:12 is a specific allusion to Isa 9:1. Affirming the often overlooked proposal that the allusion answers the objection to Jesus in 7:52, this paper suggests the allusion serves a multi-layered narrative function. It demonstrates that Jesus’ opponents are ignorant of the portion of Isaiah to which he alludes, undermines them for their failure to know the Scriptures that testify on his behalf by a lexical link from ἐραύνησον in 7:52 to ἐραυνᾶτε in 5:39, and affirms the messianic identity of Jesus in accordance with the purpose of the book.
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Akagi , K M 2016 , ' The light from Galilee: the narrative function of Isaiah 8:23-9:6 in John 8:12 ' , Novum Testamentum , vol. 58 , no. 4 , pp. 380-393 . https://doi.org/10.1163/15685365-12341532
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Novum Testamentum
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Peer reviewed
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0048-1009Type
Journal article
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© Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, 2016. This work is made available online in accordance with the publisher’s policies. This is the author created, accepted version manuscript following peer review and may differ slightly from the final published version. The final published version of this work is available at https://dx.doi.org/10.1163/15685365-12341532
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