The Johannine Jesus from a Samoan Perspective:

Zusatztext

"The Johannine Jesus from a Samoan Perspective" is a contextual approach to the Gospel of John that focuses on reader perspectives in the interpretation of scripture. It is intended for people who read the Christian bible as scripture or study it at a scholarly level. The book explores how the biblical text and its world of meaning and experience of God of the first century impacts readers in the present and who have different socio-cultural reference and world view, enabling a transformational reading as one examines the text. Readers who want to explore innovative ways of analyzing and interpreting the bible from the majority world perspectives will find the reading strategies enriching.

Autorenportrait

Le Vaotogo Frank Smith, a medical doctor who studied theology at the School of Theology, University of Auckland, teaches at both, The St John Theological College in Auckland where he is Dean of Pasefika students, and The St John the Baptist Theological College, Suva, Fiji. His interests are Hermeneutics, Bible in Oceanic contexts, and Ecotheology.

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