Abstract
The New Testament synoptic Gospels suggest an epistemology exemplified by Jesus in Gethsemane and in his use of parables. This article explains the epistemology in terms of reconciliatory evidence and knowledge of God as sought by Jesus. The synoptic Gospels use Jesus’s kind of obedience in Gethsemane to characterize a receptive human mode for God to self-manifest and thus to anchor reconciliatory knowledge. This mode includes Gethsemane-style acquaintance with and conviction by God’s perfect will in conscience. The article proposes that a non-cooperative human response can prompt divine hiding for good redemptive reasons. In illuminating what it is to have ‘ears to hear’ God’s word, the article reveals a unity between knowledge of the earthly Jesus and knowledge of the risen Jesus. The article draws from the apostle Paul for some helpful elucidation.
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