Jesus’s Secret Journey in John 7: A Symbol of the Ascension

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HARVARD THEOLOGICAL REVIEW Pub Date : 2023-09-21 DOI:10.1017/s0017816023000408

Hugo Méndez

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Abstract

Abstract In John 7:8–9, Jesus tells his brothers he will not “go up” to Jerusalem, but in the very next scene, he makes the ascent in secret. This essay interprets Jesus’s unusual, and seemingly deceptive, behavior in the episode as a symbolic action akin to others structuring the first half of the Gospel. The episode immediately precedes a dialogue in which Jesus predicts his imminent departure from the world. Jesus insists that he will soon “go” to God so that unbelievers “will seek” him “but … not find” him (7:33–34; cf. 20:17). Foreshadowing this future, Jesus “goes up” to Judea but in such a way that leaves unbelievers unaware of his whereabouts, leaving them to ask, “Where is he?” (7:10–11). The article highlights half-truth as an important speech device in the episode and dialogue that follows. It also concludes that the episode is key to interpreting other scenes sharing a motif of misdirection, delay, and secret reversal.

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约翰福音7章耶稣的秘密旅程:升天的象征

在约翰福音7:8-9中，耶稣告诉他的兄弟们他不会“上”耶路撒冷，但在接下来的场景中，他秘密地登上了耶路撒冷。这篇文章将耶稣在这一情节中不寻常的、看似欺骗的行为解释为一种象征性的行为，类似于构成福音书前半部分的其他行为。这一集紧接着是耶稣预言他即将离开世界的对话。耶稣坚持说他将很快“到”神那里去，使不信的人“将寻找”他“但……找不到”他(7:33-34;cf 20:17)。耶稣“上”了犹太，这预示了未来，但以这样一种方式，不信的人不知道他的下落，让他们问，“他在哪里?”)”(7﹕10 - 11。这篇文章强调了半真半假在接下来的情节和对话中是一种重要的言语手段。它还得出结论，这一集是解释其他场景的关键，这些场景都有误导、拖延和秘密逆转的主题。

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