THEO 202 Lecture Notes - Lecture 90: British Rail Class 90, Docetism, Hellenistic Philosophy
29 Apr 2020
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The claim that jesus was god is one of the primary reasons for disagreement with fellow jews over jesus. Violent disagreement is present before the issue of the gentiles becoming christians and the question of torah following. Riots in rome in the 40s leading to expulsion of all jews. John consequently strongly emphasizes that jesus and god are one. This is primary theme of the prologue and is repeated again and again. Primarily in disputes with the jewish authorities (especially in chapters 5 and 7 10) The strong antagonism between jesus and the jewish authorities reflects the later christian situation. Jesus clearly expresses he is the heavenly messiah, which leads to charges of blasphemy. There is highly polemical language: jesus calls the jews the children of satan . None of these are found in the synoptic tradition. Major theme: jesus was also fully flesh (human) John greatly emphasizes that jesus is flesh and blood.
