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The light from Galilee: the narrative function of Isaiah 8:23-9:6 in John 8:12

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Date
09/2016
Author
Akagi, Kai Matthew
Keywords
John
Isaiah
Light
Galilee
Allusion
Intertextuality
Religious studies
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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
Status
Peer reviewed
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1163/15685365-12341532
ISSN
0048-1009
Type
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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http://booksandjournals.brillonline.com/content/journals/10.1163/15685365-12341532
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/10023/15934

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