CREDO UT INTELLIGAM: Irony in John 9
| dc.contributor.author | England, Frank | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2016-08-12T08:02:20Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2016-08-12T08:02:20Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2014 | |
| dc.date.updated | 2016-01-22T13:27:05Z | |
| dc.description.abstract | Many commentators read John 9, inclusive of verses 38 and 39a, within the frame of baptism, and some commentators read this passage, exclusive of verses 38 and 39a, within the same frame. Examining John 9 through a baptismal optic, this article proposes that the "corrective additions" of verses 38 and 39a to the early manuscripts of John 9, inter alia, p75 and א*, envisage readers and auditors that, ultimately, may remain as blind as the man born blind, and yet whose physical sight is restored by Jesus. It is argued that the presence of John 9:38, in particular, fails to foreground the concomitant requirement of the baptismal ritual, namely, the confession of faith in Jesus, and, as a result, actually dissipates the focus upon baptism. It is asked whether, unable to read or hear ironically, the "scribal correctors" have not suppressed, rather than highlighted, precisely what is essential to discipleship. | |
| dc.identifier.apacitation | England, F. (2014). CREDO UT INTELLIGAM: Irony in John 9. <i>Neotestamentica: Journal of the New Testament Society of South Africa</i>, http://hdl.handle.net/11427/21209 | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.chicagocitation | England, Frank "CREDO UT INTELLIGAM: Irony in John 9." <i>Neotestamentica: Journal of the New Testament Society of South Africa</i> (2014) http://hdl.handle.net/11427/21209 | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.citation | England, F. (2014). CREDO UT INTELLIGAM: Irony in John 9. Neotestamentica, 48(2), 365-385. | |
| dc.identifier.issn | 1012-0750 | |
| dc.identifier.ris | TY - Journal Article AU - England, Frank AB - Many commentators read John 9, inclusive of verses 38 and 39a, within the frame of baptism, and some commentators read this passage, exclusive of verses 38 and 39a, within the same frame. Examining John 9 through a baptismal optic, this article proposes that the "corrective additions" of verses 38 and 39a to the early manuscripts of John 9, inter alia, p75 and א*, envisage readers and auditors that, ultimately, may remain as blind as the man born blind, and yet whose physical sight is restored by Jesus. It is argued that the presence of John 9:38, in particular, fails to foreground the concomitant requirement of the baptismal ritual, namely, the confession of faith in Jesus, and, as a result, actually dissipates the focus upon baptism. It is asked whether, unable to read or hear ironically, the "scribal correctors" have not suppressed, rather than highlighted, precisely what is essential to discipleship. DA - 2014 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town J1 - Neotestamentica: Journal of the New Testament Society of South Africa LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2014 SM - 1012-0750 T1 - CREDO UT INTELLIGAM: Irony in John 9 TI - CREDO UT INTELLIGAM: Irony in John 9 UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/21209 ER - | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11427/21209 | |
| dc.identifier.vancouvercitation | England F. CREDO UT INTELLIGAM: Irony in John 9. Neotestamentica: Journal of the New Testament Society of South Africa. 2014; http://hdl.handle.net/11427/21209. | en_ZA |
| dc.language.iso | eng | |
| dc.publisher | New Testament Society of Southern Africa | |
| dc.publisher.department | Department of Religious Studies | en_ZA |
| dc.publisher.faculty | Faculty of Humanities | en_ZA |
| dc.publisher.institution | University of Cape Town | |
| dc.source | Neotestamentica: Journal of the New Testament Society of South Africa | |
| dc.source.uri | http://www.newtestament.co.za/neotestamentica.html | |
| dc.subject.other | irony | |
| dc.subject.other | paradox | |
| dc.subject.other | baptism | |
| dc.subject.other | Gospel of John | |
| dc.subject.other | blindness | |
| dc.subject.other | confession of faith | |
| dc.title | CREDO UT INTELLIGAM: Irony in John 9 | |
| dc.type | Journal Article | en_ZA |
| uct.type.filetype | Text | |
| uct.type.filetype | Image | |
| uct.type.publication | Research | en_ZA |
| uct.type.resource | Article | en_ZA |