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In recent years, the disciplines of biblical studies and systematic theology have grown apart and largely lost the means of effective communication with one another. Due to its profound influence on the development of Christian theology, John’s Gospel is an ideal base for rekindling dialogue between biblical studies and systematic theology. The essays here consider this Gospel from many angles,...

A revelatory model implies neither that humans earn their own salvation nor that salvation is primarily moral. On a revelatory model, Christ’s saving work lies in the revelation of divine love for humanity, in the concomitant infusion of love, and in the consequential transformation and liberation of the individual. While ethical behavior and moral striving may result from the salvation of the individual, moral perfection is not viewed as the means to salvation or
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