Open AccessYesus, Perantau dari Surga
Author(s) -
Ekaputra Tupamahu
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
indonesian journal of theology (e-journal)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2339-0751
DOI - 10.46567/ijt.v3i2.57
Subject(s) - heaven , gospel , christology , perspective (graphical) , construct (python library) , philosophy , sociology , theology , religious studies , art , computer science , visual arts , programming language
This article registers a preliminary effort to (re)construct Christology in the Gospel of John from a migrant perspective. Jesus is "the Stranger" who immigrates to the earth from heaven. He is not only a migrant, John also describes him as an unwanted and rejected foreigner. Special attention is given to the paradoxical relationship between Jesus and the world. The seemingly paradoxical tension the Gospel of John describes is better explained, this article will argue, when Jesus is conceived as an immigrant.