Theology

Joshua J. F. Coutts

The Divine Name in the Gospel of John

Significance and Impetus

[Der göttliche Name im Johannesevangelium. Bedeutung und Anstoß.]

2017. XVI, 259 pages.

Wissenschaftliche Untersuchungen zum Neuen Testament 2. Reihe 447

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In contrast to most early Christian texts, which feature Jesus's name, the Gospel of John emphasizes the name of the Father alongside Jesus's name. Joshua J. F. Coutts argues that John was attracted to the category of God's name because of its significance in Isaiah, and because the accusation against early Christians that they had blasphemed God's name sensitized him to the topic.
One of the distinctive features of the Fourth Gospel is the emphasis it places on the »name« (ὄνομα) of God. As the earliest Christian texts already exhibit a shift toward Jesus's name as the cultic or divine name, what might have motivated the Evangelist to this recovery of the divine name category? Joshua J. F. Coutts argues that the divine name acquired particular significance through the Evangelist's reading of Isaiah, which, in combination with the polemical experience and pastoral needs of early Christians, formed the impetus for his interest in and emphasis on the divine name.
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Joshua J. F. Coutts Born 1983; 2006 BA in Theology (Briercrest College); 2011 MCS (Biblical Studies concentration) (Regent College); 2016 PhD in New Testament Language, Literature, and Theology (University of Edinburgh); currently Lecturer in New Testament at Regent College, Vancouver.

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In: Recherches de Science Religieuse (RSR) — 109 (2021), pp. 350–351 (David Pastorelli)
In: http://newbooksnetwork.com — https://newbooksnetwork.com/ (10/2018) (Michael L. Morales)
In: Nouvelle Revue Théologique — 143 (2021), p. 478 (Gonzague de Longcamp)
In: Journal of the Ev. Theol. Society — 62 (2019), S. 405–408 (Deolito V. Vistar)
In: Revue Biblique — 2019, Heft 1, S. 149–150 (Joseph Le Minh Thong)
In: Biblica — 100 (2019), S. 464–466 (Yves Simoens)
In: Catholic Biblical Quarterly — 81 (2019), S. 727–728 (David B. Capes)
In: Journal for the Study of the New Testament (JSNT) — 40.5 (2018), S. 49–50 (David A. Lamb)
In: Review of Biblical Literature — https://www.bookreviews.org/ (2/2020) (Deolito V. Vistar)
In: Theologische Literaturzeitung — 143 (2018), S. 1272–1273 (Jan Heilmann)
In: The Bible Today — September 2018, S. 329 (Donald Senior)
In: New Testament Abstracts — 62 (2018), S. 327
In: Reading Religion — http://readingreligion.org/books/divine-name-gospel-john (3/2018) (Daniel M. Garland)
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