THE CHRISTOLOGICAL USE OF METAPHORS FOR THE LAW IN JOHN’S GOSPEL
THE CHRISTOLOGICAL USE OF METAPHORS FOR THE LAW IN JOHN’S GOSPEL
Author(s): Dominik OpatrnýSubject(s): Christian Theology and Religion
Published by: Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci
Keywords: The Bible and Morality; Metaphors; Jesus; John’s Gospel; Law; Way; Gate; Shepherd
Summary/Abstract: The paper discusses three metaphors mentioned in The Bible and Morality, which John uses to express the significance of Jesus and which, according to this document, are connected to the law: the gate, the shepherd and the way. After considering the criteria proposed by Severino Pancaro, it is stated that the main metaphor comparing Jesus with the Torah is “life”. The symbol of “the way” is used for this purpose as well, but the other two symbols, the gate and the shepherd, connect Jesus with the law only indirectly.
Journal: Theologica Olomucensia, Acta Universitatis Palackianae Olomucensis
- Issue Year: 2011
- Issue No: 12
- Page Range: 63-70
- Page Count: 8
- Language: English