Eli Lizorkin-EyzenbergBesprekingen
Auteur van The Jewish Gospel of John: Discovering Jesus, King of All Israel
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Firstly there the location—Jacob’s well. Almost meaningless as we scan the familiar words, it’s a name and place steeped in history and power. Then there’s the timing—just after a period where Jesus baptizes people, just as John does. And there are the questions we don’t normally ask—like how could a woman, living with a man not her husband, get so many people not only to listen to her, but also to follow her direction and meet a man from the wrong side of the religious divide.
The author takes these questions and more, puts them and the story (together with many other events in John’s Gospel) in context, and invites readers to see and learn far more, not only about the world of Jesus, but also about how the events in Jesus’ life, and the culture his chroniclers relate to our modern world. In reading, we might also learn that it’s okay to ask questions; seeking answers, rather than assuming we already know them, is what helps us learn our faith more deeply.
Disclosure: I was given a copy and I really enjoyed reading it.