Abstract
The Gospel of John is considered as one of the significant literary masterpieces that appeals to Indian spirituality and ideals in multifarious ways. The Gospel has unique features as a universalistic rhetoric that encompasses feelings and aspirations of Indians. The character of Jesus in the Gospel and His assimilative power to contemporary realities reverberate the situational aspects of Indian communities. In the current article, first of all, an attempt is made to explore the character of Jesus and the impression of the Johannine spirituality in relation to Indian realities. We also attempt to place the Fourth Gospel in Indian context in order to derive an interpretative dynamism that takes into account both the Jesus of John and the diverse religious and cultural aspects of today’s context. The character of Jesus and the spirituality reflected in John have much in common with the mystical traditions of the Indian religions.
Highlights
Introduction the Fourth Gospel in theLight of theThe Gospel of John is considered one of the significant writings in the NT that appeals to Indian spirituality and Asian ideals in multifarious ways (Thomaskutty 2021a, pp. 127–56)
We attempt to place the inclusive spirituality of Jesus in the Indian context in order to derive an interpretative dynamism that takes into account the diverse religious and cultural aspects
John proposes a personal relationship between God and human beings and suggests a Bhakti Marga, as in Ramanuja; but, John goes beyond the qualified non-dualism of Vishishtadvaita
Summary
The Gospel of John is considered one of the significant writings in the NT that appeals to Indian spirituality and Asian ideals in multifarious ways (Thomaskutty 2021a, pp. 127–56). 272–73; cf Martyn 1979; Brown 1979) This aspect of the Fourth Gospel can be considered a paradigm in the multi-religious, multi-cultural, and pluralistic context of India We attempt to place the inclusive spirituality of Jesus in the Indian context in order to derive an interpretative dynamism that takes into account the diverse religious and cultural aspects. Some of the significant themes of the Fourth Gospel are analyzed to see their semantic and ideological connections with the contemporary realities. They include: the Word in relation to Sat/Cit, Avatara, and Adisabda, Johannine soteriological aspects in relation to Jnana, Karma, and Bhakti margas, discipleship and its reverberations, Indian Culture. Signs and their symbolical presentation, “I AM” sayings and their functional dynamics, representative characters and their dramatic significance, mystical aspects in John and their resemblances in India, dualistic narratorial features, and others (Thomaskutty 2020, pp. 127–56)
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