DIVINE ROUND TRIP. This item is unavailable.DIVINE ROUND TRIP

How does the Evangelist utilize the Descent/Ascent Leitmotif to shapethe telling of Jesus' story, and what is he conveying by incorporatingthis round trip language? The argument of this book is that theDescent/Ascent Leitmotif, which includes the language of not onlydescending and ascending, but also coming, going, and being sent, performs a significant literary and christological function in theGospel of John. The Evangelist's Descent/Ascent Leitmotif becomes theGospel's organizing principle, drawing together this constellation ofverbs and a number of christological themes, including Jesus' origin, identity, relationship to God, authority, signs and works, life, andglory. Using a thematic structural method, this book illustrates thetransforming influence of the Leitmotif on these themes from whichJohn's Christology emerges. Additionally, this book examines the spatialdimensions and christological importance of the vertical and horizontaldepictions of Jesus' divine round trip.

"Humble's work provides a helpful starting point and a sound grounding in what is at the core of John's Christology." --William Loader, Murdoch University, Review of Biblical Literature 10.26.17