USING OF THE BOOK OF EXODUS IN THE PROLOGUE OF THE GOSPEL OF JOHN AS THE FRAME FOR PROVING THE SUPERIORITY OF JESUS CHRIST OVER MOSES
Abstract
When speaking about theological or conceptual background of the Prologue of the Fourth Gospel it is not enough to focus only on the origin of certain notions (for example the much disputed notion of Logos), but we are entitled to search for broader narrative frame for the text, especially for a scriptural frame of the story. For any convincing theological understanding of the Prologue we must take into consideration many associations and extensive usage of the Book of Exodus’ narrative in Jn. 1,1-18, since this intertextual reading of the Prologue in light of the Book of Exodus becomes a very efficient means for the Evangelist to present, in scriptural terms, the absolute superiority of Jesus Christ as compared to Moses.
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