Johannine Soteriology and Aristotelian Philosophy. A Hermeneutical Suggestion on Reading John 3,16 and 1 John 4,9

The aim of this short study is to propose a hermeneutical reading of Johannine soteriology based on John 3,16 and 1 John 4,9 in order to clarify in what sense Jesus was ‘the cause’ salvation. I will employ the Aristotelian categorization of the various causes as used by Philo in his explanation of t...

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Main Author: Frick, Peter 1961- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Peeters 2007
In: Biblica
Year: 2007, Volume: 88, Issue: 3, Pages: 415-421
Further subjects:B John 3,16
B Salvation
B mode of salvation
B 1 John 4,9
B means of salvation
B cause of salvation
B Johannine soteriology
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Summary:The aim of this short study is to propose a hermeneutical reading of Johannine soteriology based on John 3,16 and 1 John 4,9 in order to clarify in what sense Jesus was ‘the cause’ salvation. I will employ the Aristotelian categorization of the various causes as used by Philo in his explanation of the creation of the cosmos and apply his scheme to the Johannine texts. The result is (1) a specific definition of what constitutes the cause of salvation and (2) the important distinction between the means (understood as the four conjoint Aristotelian causes) and the mode (understood as faith) of salvation.
ISSN:2385-2062
Contains:Enthalten in: Biblica