New Exodus in John

This book explores Christ’s identity and his works in the Gospel of John in the light of the predicted New Exodus eschatological Passover, especially the relationship that exists between the Passover and the firstborn who in the Passover was substituted by the paschal lamb.

The idea of the firstborn (especially the death of the firstborn) is found to be reflected in some of the major Christological titles: the Only Son, the Beloved Son, the Davidic Messianic King, the Deutero-Isaianic suffer...