The Woman, the Hour, and the Garden: A Study of Imagery in the Gospel of John

by Addison Hodges Hart

Overview

Was Jesus ever married? Yes, indeed, says Addison Hodges Hart — but not in the way that recent sensationalist writers have claimed. In this book Hart opens an illuminating window into John’s Gospel as he explores its rich, poetic imagery, particularly the metaphorical significance of “the Woman.”

       Inspired by the writings of early church fathers and medieval theologians, Hart presents the Gospel of John as an incarnational, sacramental text and shows that it is primarily a revelation of salvation, deeply mystical and intended to lead its readers into a living relationship with the one who is the Bridegroom of his people.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780802873392
Publisher:	Eerdmans, William B. Publishing Company
Publication date:	03/29/2016
Pages:	123
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)

About the Author

Addison Hodges Hart is a retired pastor and college chaplain presently living in Norway.

Table of Contents

A Note from the Author about the Art in This Book ix

1 Introduction: The True Witness 1

2 Excursus: The "Virgin Mother" in Christian Typology 27

3 "The Woman" and the Women Addressed as "Woman" in John 41

4 Excursus: Life and Death in John 55

5 The Woman and the Garden 77

6 Our Present and Future Life 91

Editorial Reviews

Robert Louis Wilken
— University of Virginia
“The best books are short and deep, and this is just such a book. . . . With the help of Christian art and poetry Addison Hodges Hart shows that ‘woman’ is an icon of the gathered community, which leads to the bold conclusion that Christ is indeed married and has taken a bride, the church. This is a book for meditation, to be read slowly with the text of the Gospel in hand.”
 
Rodney A. Whitacre
— Trinity School for Ministry
“Hart gives us not only a wonderful study of several key themes in the Gospel of John but also a very accessible reading of Scripture in company with the ancient church. . . . Here we have a contemporary example of how to read the Scriptures on their own terms, not just for the sake of gaining thoughts and ideas but for a life-giving encounter with the one to whom they bear witness.”
 

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