John by Andreas J. Kostenberger

John by Andreas J. Kostenberger

Author:Andreas J. Kostenberger [Köstenberger, Andreas J.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: REL006070 Religion / Biblical Commentary / New Testament
ISBN: 9780310530176
Publisher: Zondervan
Published: 2016-01-19T16:00:00+00:00


The Law (12:34). “The Law” may refer to the Hebrew Scriptures in their entirety rather than merely to the five books of Moses (cf. 10:34; 15:25).

ROMAN CROSS

A model of a typical Roman cross with a nameplate on the top and two wooden beams for the arms and legs.

The Christ will remain forever (12:34). Palestinian Judaism in Jesus’ day generally thought of the Messiah as triumphant, and frequently also as eternal. Such expectations were rooted in the Son of David, of whom it was said that God would “establish the throne of his kingdom forever” (2 Sam. 7:13; cf. John 12:16). This prospect was nurtured both in the Psalms (e.g., Ps. 61:6–7; 89:3–4, 35–37) and prophetic literature (Isa. 9:7; Ezek. 37:25; cf. Dan. 7:13–14). It was also affirmed in intertestamental Jewish writings (Pss. Sol. 17:4; Sib. Or. 3:49–50; 1 En. 62:14) and at the outset of Luke’s Gospel (Luke 1:33).

Perhaps the closest parallel to the present passage is Psalm 89:37, where David’s seed is said to “remain forever” (LXX: menei eis ton aiōna). Notably, this psalm is interpreted messianically both in the New Testament (Acts 13:22; Rev. 1:5) and rabbinic sources (Gen. Rab. 97, linking Gen. 49:10; 2 Sam. 7:16; Ps. 89:29). But probably Jesus refers not so much to any one passage but to the general thrust of Old Testament messianic teaching. Elsewhere in John, people express the expectation of a Davidic Messiah born at Bethlehem (John 7:42) and of a hidden Messiah to be revealed at the proper time (7:27; cf. 1:26).



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