TY - BOOK ID - 4826447 TI - The lawsuit motif in John's gospel from new perspectives PY - 2014 VL - 158 SN - 01679732 SN - 9789004278615 9789004278684 9004278680 9004278613 PB - Boston Brill Title DB - UniCat KW - Jesus Christ KW - Trial KW - Royal office KW - Bible. KW - Criticism, interpretation, etc. KW - Trials, litigation, etc. KW - Bible KW - Criticism, interpretation, etc KW - Jean (Book of the New Testament) KW - Johanisi (Book of the New Testament) KW - Johannesevangelium KW - John (Book of the New Testament) KW - Yohan pogŭm KW - Yohane den (Book of the New Testament) KW - Yūḥannā (Book of the New Testament) KW - Trial. KW - Royal office. KW - 226.5 KW - Evangelie volgens Johannes KW - Christ KW - Cristo KW - Jezus Chrystus KW - Jesus Cristo KW - Jesus, KW - Christ, Jesus KW - Yeh-su KW - Masīḥ KW - Khristos KW - Gesù KW - Christo KW - Yeshua KW - Chrystus KW - Gesú Cristo KW - Ježíš KW - Isa, KW - Nabi Isa KW - Isa Al-Masih KW - Al-Masih, Isa KW - Masih, Isa Al KW - -Jesus, KW - Jesucristo KW - Yesu KW - Yeh-su Chi-tu KW - Iēsous KW - Iēsous Christos KW - Iēsous, KW - Kʻristos KW - Hisus Kʻristos KW - Christos KW - Jesuo KW - Yeshuʻa ben Yosef KW - Yeshua ben Yoseph KW - Iisus KW - Iisus Khristos KW - Jeschua ben Joseph KW - Ieso Kriʻste KW - Yesus KW - Kristus KW - ישו KW - ישו הנוצרי KW - ישו הנצרי KW - ישוע KW - ישוע בן יוסף KW - المسيح KW - مسيح KW - يسوع المسيح KW - 耶稣 KW - 耶稣基督 KW - 예수그리스도 KW - Jíizis KW - Yéshoua KW - Iėsu̇s KW - Khrist Iėsu̇s KW - عيسىٰ KW - Ioganaĭ (Book of the New Testament) KW - Иоганай (Book of the New Testament) KW - Bible. N.T. Evangile. Jean KW - Jesus Christ - Trials, litigation, etc. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:4826447 AB - The study sheds fresh light on aspects of the lawsuit motif in John from the background of Diaspora-Jewish and Greco-Roman data and perspectives. – John’s narrative of the attempts on Jesus for such crimes as breaking the Sabbath, blasphemy, and seduction are illuminated from Philo’s perspectives on vigilante execution. – Furthermore, John’s narrative of the official Jewish and Roman forensic procedures against Jesus can also be situated within the framework of the Greco-Roman administration exemplified by the legal papyri from the Roman Egypt. – Philo’s expectation of an eschatological emperor, who shall rule over many nations, provides a cultural context for the way John’s gospel re-inscribed Jesus as the true “Emperor” of all the nations. ER -