Metaphor Ritual and Order in John 12-13

<p>This book offers new interpretative insight into the Gospel of John applying a combination of critical discourse analysis conceptual metaphor theory and anthropological theories of ritual.</p><p>Specifically it explores the meaning of the statement “Now the ruler of this world will be driven out” in John 12:31 and defends a widely overlooked alternative reading. The author proposes a prophecy-fulfilment scheme whereby this predictive utterance by Jesus’ is subsequently implied as fulfilled in the departure of the satanically-possessed Judas’ from the circle of Jesus’ disciples at the Last Supper in John 13:30. Addressing several major strands relating to purity exorcism and group identity the analysis provides an important entry-point for a fresh examination of the Fourth Gospel as a whole. The book represents a significant contribution to Johannine scholarship and to New Testament studies and will be of interest to scholars of religion theology and biblical studies.</p>