Journal: Conspectus
Volume: CONSPECTUS 32:1 (Oct 2021)
Article: The Purpose Of Σημεῖα Καὶ Τέρατα In The Gospel Of John: A Socio-Rhetorical Reading Of John 4:46–54
Author: Daniel Nii Aboagye Aryeh

Conspectus 32:1 (October 2021) p. 110

The Purpose Of Σημεῖα Καὶ Τέρατα In The Gospel Of John: A Socio-Rhetorical Reading Of John 4:46–54

Daniel Nii Aboagye Aryeh

Perez University College

About The Author

Rev. Dr. Daniel Nii Aboagye Aryeh holds a PhD in New Testament Studies. He is a Senior Lecturer and also the Acting Rector of Perez University College and adjunct faculty at Trinity Theological Seminary, Legon Ghana. He is a member of the Society of Biblical Literature (SBL), Ghana Association of Biblical Exegetes (GABES), Missiological Society of Ghana (MSG), West Africa Association of Theological Institutions (WAATI), and Institute for Biblical Scholarship in Africa (IBSA). His recent publications include, Biblical, Traditional, and Theological Framework for Understanding Christian Prophetism in Ghana Today (2019) and “Ethnicity, Miracle, and Lepers in Luke: Inner Texture Analysis of Luke 17:11–19, ” in Troubling Topics, Sacred Texts: Readings in Hebrew Bible, New Testament, and Qur’an (2021), edited by Roberta Sterman Sabbath. [email protected]

This article: https://www.sats.ac.za/purpose-of-gospel-of-john-socio-rhetorical

Abstract

This article contributes to the critical issue of “signs” in the Gospel of John. It discusses the purpose of the synonym σημεῖα καὶ τέρατα in John 4:46–54 as a factor for soliciting faith from the audience and recipients of the gospel, and presents Jesus being above miracle-workers of his day. Although some scholars have discussed σημεῖα καὶ τέρατα in John 4:46–54, the works were mainly focused on intertextual analysis in the Pentateuch, the prophets, and parallels in Hellenistic religions of the ancient Mediterranean world. This study adapts the inner texture of the socio-rhetorical reading propounded by Vernon K. Robbins to re-interpret John 4:46–54. The narrator engaged σημεῖα καὶ τέρατα to stimulate faith from the audience and recipients of the Gospel of John, and to present Jesus to be above emperor miracle-workers. In this way, the gospel employs deliberative rhetoric to demonstrate the superiority of Jesus in the miracle enterprise.

Keywords

σημεῖα καὶ τέρατα, John 4:46–54, miracles, faith, rhetoric

1. Introduction: Σημεῖα Καὶ ...

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