I am studying Jesus' Death in John's Gospel but cannot find any technical discussion of this topic in monographs. Does anyone have any advice other than commentaries?
You might enjoy reading this and the other three books in the trilogy. :-)
Jesus and the Victory of Godby Wright, N. T.This major work, volume two of a larger multi-volume project, seeks to present a comprehensive, detailed, yet highly readable assessment of the historical and theological questions surrounding the origins of Christianity.In Jesus and the Victory of God, N. T. Wright offers a penetrating assessment of the major scholarly contributions to the current ‘quest’ for the historical Jesus. He then sets out in fascinating detail his own compelling account of how Jesus himself understood his mission: how be believed himself called to remake Israel, the people of God, around himself; how he announced God’s judgment on the Israel of his day, especially its Temple and hierarchy; and how he saw his own movement as the divinely ordained fulfillment of Israel’s destiny. This revolutionary message, articulated in parables and acted out symbolically in healings and celebratory meals, drew Jesus to Jerusalem—where, as he came to realize, his vocation demanded that he would die the death he had announced
Wright, N. T., Jesus and the victory of God, London, Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, Christian Origins and the Question of God, 1996, text.monograph
https://biblia.com/books/jesusvictygod
This is the gold standard although it covers all 4 gospels. The Death of the Messiah, from Gethsemane to the Grave (2 vols.) | Logos Bible Software
Atheist investigations found evidence to change beliefs:
The Case for Christ: A Journalist's Personal Investigation of the Evidence for Jesus
Evidence That Demands a Verdict: Life-Changing Truth for a Skeptical World
Evidence That Demands a Verdict Bible Study Guide: Jesus and the Gospels
J. Warner Wallace Collection (2 vols.)
A 30-Minute Overview of Cold-Case Christianity: A Homicide Detective Investigates the Claims of the Gospels
Forensic Faith: A Homicide Detective Makes the Case for a More Reasonable, Evidential Christian Faith
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Thanks everyone. My thesis is that when John presents Jesus’ death with exodus typology, he characterizes Jesus as the substitutionary sacrifice of the new exodus. In order to establish this thesis, I will advance my argument in 5 primary steps. First, because of the significance of Isaiah for John, I will argue for a reading of Isaiah 52–55 that demonstrates the Servant’s significance in Yahweh’s new exodus redemption. Second, I will show that the research question of this study is warranted by contending that John bookends Jesus’ life with eyewitness testimony characterizing him as the lamblike Servant with exodus typology. If John has done this, then interpreters are warranted in believing there is significance in this characterization. Third, I will argue that John describes the problem besetting mankind as the same problem which the Servant of Isaiah dies to redeem people from the bondage of unbelieving sin meriting the wrath of God portrayed as blindness. Fourth, unique to the gospel of John, Jesus offers an invitation to partake of this new exodus salvation by alluding to and citing the prophecy of Isaiah in John 6. Fourth, I will present a discourse analysis of several selected texts in order to show the discourse boundaries. These discourse boundaries show Jesus and John’s frame of thought. Finally, I will conclude with a theological synthesis to codify the implications of my thesis for how interpreters should construe John’s understanding of Jesus’ death. What are some good further sources?
What are some good further sources?
https://www.logos.com/product/163552/my-flesh-is-meat-indeed-a-nonsacramental-reading-of-john-6-51-58
https://www.logos.com/product/177404/from-tomb-to-text-the-body-of-jesus-in-the-book-of-john
https://www.logos.com/product/217310/jesus-becoming-jesus-vol2-a-theological-interpretation-of-the-gospel-of-john-prologue-and-the-book-of-signs
https://www.logos.com/product/215714/bread-from-heaven-an-introduction-to-the-theology-of-the-eucharist
Edit: Also, I would search the ACCS, ANF, and NPNF for Eucharist.
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