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How the Old Testament Shapes John’s Gospel

Date recorded: 24 May 2023 | Speaker: Dirk Jongkind | Event: ELF Workshop
Topic: Bible
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John’s gospel is firmly based in the narrative world of the Old Testament. But what does this look like and how does it work throughout the book? By looking at the ways that the Old Testament has shaped John’s symbolic world, we start to see to what extent the Old Testament shapes the flow of the story and how this further demonstrates and supports John’s stated purpose of the book.