tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3725661126161848078.post4381590883566674794..comments2024-01-18T18:25:31.397-08:00Comments on .: The New Testament: Mediterranean religious development or unique revelation of Christ?Frederik Mulderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15196783247144695855noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3725661126161848078.post-68307320475629852612010-10-03T10:40:42.248-07:002010-10-03T10:40:42.248-07:00Hi Johnson,
Your comments are very interesting. Yo...Hi Johnson,<br />Your comments are very interesting. You refer to "mysticism". Do you know anything about Christian forms of the latter? If so, are there things to be careful for in it or not? <br /><br />Best regards<br />FrederikFrederik Mulderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15196783247144695855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3725661126161848078.post-13130131093480238542010-10-02T00:09:59.472-07:002010-10-02T00:09:59.472-07:00This is an interesting post! As I am a Johannine s...This is an interesting post! As I am a Johannine student and teacher, I see a lot of parallels between the ideology of John and of Indian Spirituality. One example from the "Logos" Christology: 'Logos' is the first uttered word of God, in Indian terms "Adi Sabda". Indian Christian Theologians attempt to find a lot of similarities between "Logos" of Christianity and "Oam" of Hinduism. Oam of Hinduism is considered as the first uttered word too. Another important factor is the "Mystical Union" in John's Gospel. Indian religions, too, are emphasizing too much on "mysticism" and "monism" (Advaita Philosophy). That may be the reason why some scholars call John's Gospel as "A Gospel of Indian Mind". Though this assertion is there, my basic argument is that we cannot compare many of the Johannine concepts and precepts with the Indian ideologies. While the similarities remain only at the peripheral level, the differences are more striking.New Testament Scholarship Worldwidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14274699865894273744noreply@blogger.com