Many interpreters of the Fourth Gospel detect allusions to biblical
texts about marriage, but none offers a comprehensive analysis of
these proposed allusions or a convincing explanation for their
presence. Building on the work of Richard Hays, Donald Juel and
Craig Koester, in this 2006 book Jocelyn McWhirter argues that John
alludes to biblical texts about marriage in order to develop a
metaphor for Jesus and how he relates to his followers. According
to McWhirter, John chooses these texts because he uses a
first-century exegetical convention to interpret them as messianic
prophecies in light of an accepted messianic text. Specifically, he
uses verbal parallels to link them to Psalm 45, a wedding song for
God's anointed king. He then draws on them to portray Jesus as a
bridegroom-Messiah and to depict Jesus' relationship with his
followers in terms of marriage.
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