"Among You Stands One Whom You Do Not Know" (John 1:26). The Use of the Tradition of the Hidden Messiah in John's Gospel

Susan Miller

doi:10.2307/j.ctv7r424g.16

"Among You Stands One Whom You Do Not Know" (John 1:26). The Use of the Tradition of the Hidden Messiah in John's Gospel

Susan Miller

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Mark’s Gospel presents Jesus as a mysterious figure whose identity is concealed from those around him. Scholars associate Mark’s Gospel with the theory of the Messianic Secret.¹ Jesus frequently commands the demons, those he has healed, and the disciples to secrecy. He speaks in cryptic language (4:10–12; 8:14–21), and no human being fully understands Jesus’s identity until the roman centurion recognizes him as the Son of God at the crucifixion (15:39). In John’s Gospel, Jesus is recognized by his disciples as the Messiah and Son of God at the beginning of the gospel (1:41, 49), and he speaks...

Original language	English
Title of host publication	The Ways That Often Parted
Subtitle of host publication	Essays in Honor of Joel Marcus
Editors	Lori Baron, Jill Hicks-Keeton, Matthew Thiessen
Place of Publication	Atlanta
Publisher	Society of Biblical Literature
Pages	243-263
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctv7r424g.16
Publication status	Published - 2018

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Name	Early Christianity and Its Literature
Volume	24

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Miller, S. (2018). "Among You Stands One Whom You Do Not Know" (John 1:26). The Use of the Tradition of the Hidden Messiah in John's Gospel. In L. Baron, J. Hicks-Keeton, & M. Thiessen (Eds.), The Ways That Often Parted: Essays in Honor of Joel Marcus (pp. 243-263). (Early Christianity and Its Literature; Vol. 24). Society of Biblical Literature. https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctv7r424g.16

"Among You Stands One Whom You Do Not Know" (John 1:26). The Use of the Tradition of the Hidden Messiah in John's Gospel. / Miller, Susan.
The Ways That Often Parted: Essays in Honor of Joel Marcus. ed. / Lori Baron; Jill Hicks-Keeton; Matthew Thiessen. Atlanta: Society of Biblical Literature, 2018. p. 243-263 (Early Christianity and Its Literature; Vol. 24).

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Miller, S 2018, "Among You Stands One Whom You Do Not Know" (John 1:26). The Use of the Tradition of the Hidden Messiah in John's Gospel. in L Baron, J Hicks-Keeton & M Thiessen (eds), The Ways That Often Parted: Essays in Honor of Joel Marcus. Early Christianity and Its Literature, vol. 24, Society of Biblical Literature, Atlanta, pp. 243-263. https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctv7r424g.16

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