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The Chapters Of John, Harold Willmington
The Chapters Of John, Harold Willmington
An Alliterated Outline for the Chapters of the Bible
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It Is They That Testify About Me : The Use Of Explicit Ot Quotations In The Gospel Of John As An Index Of John's Christology, Jen-Chieh Wang
It Is They That Testify About Me : The Use Of Explicit Ot Quotations In The Gospel Of John As An Index Of John's Christology, Jen-Chieh Wang
ATS Dissertations
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'The Good Shepherd Lays Down His Life For The Sheep' (John 10:11, 15, 17): Questioning The Limits Of A Johannine Metaphor, Christopher W. Skinner
'The Good Shepherd Lays Down His Life For The Sheep' (John 10:11, 15, 17): Questioning The Limits Of A Johannine Metaphor, Christopher W. Skinner
Theology: Faculty Publications and Other Works
Scholars have long recognized that the Good Shepherd discourse reflects a realistic picture of the ancient Palestinian shepherd and his relationship to the flock. But how far should the details in this metaphor be pressed? It is often asserted that any halfway decent shepherd would have been willing to die on behalf of his flock and that Jesus’ statement to that effect (10:11, 15, 17) reflects a common expectation. This scenario, however, would actually leave a flock more exposed to danger. Thus, it is appropriate to understand Jesus’ pronouncement as falling outside the realm of historical verisimilitude and better to …