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Symbolic interactionism in the gospel according to john a contextual study on the symbolism of water.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Eugene : Wipf & Stock Publishers, 2014Description: 1 online resourceContent type:
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  • 9781630872557
  • 1630872555
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Symbolic interactionism in the gospel according to john a contextual study on the symbolism of waterDDC classification:
  • 226.5/064 23
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  • BS2615.6.S55 M55 2014
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  • online - EBSCO
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Contents:
Intro; Title Page; Foreword -- Lechion Peter Kimilike; Introduction; Chapter One: The Importance of Perspective; Chapter Two: The Perspective of Symbolic Interactionism; Chapter Three: Erving Goffman and Dramaturgy; Chapter Four: Interactionism and Symbolism of Water in the Gospel of John; Chapter Five: Conclusion; Bibliography
Summary: Symbolic interactionism is a social-scientific perspective that seeks to describe how human beings create meaning with one another in their daily lives. Since the world is populated by symbols that characterize all interactions among living beings, this book explores the importance of symbols and symbolic interaction while moving beyond the social sciences to theological studies. By examining the way symbolic interaction is portrayed among characters in the Gospel according to John in the "water narratives," this book argues that the Bible is a symbol that is itself full of symbols whose meanings are worthy of our study. Hence, the interaction of characters in the Gospel of John and the whole Bible, along with the symbols they use in their interactions, demonstrates that symbolism is directly linked to human life because symbols are major means of communication, and without symbols, human beings are in chaos.
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eBook eBook Biblioteca "Angelicum" Pont. Univ. S.Tommaso d'Aquino Nuvola online online - EBSCO (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Online access Not for loan (Accesso limitato) Accesso per gli utenti autorizzati / Access for authorized users (ebsco)834328

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Intro; Title Page; Foreword -- Lechion Peter Kimilike; Introduction; Chapter One: The Importance of Perspective; Chapter Two: The Perspective of Symbolic Interactionism; Chapter Three: Erving Goffman and Dramaturgy; Chapter Four: Interactionism and Symbolism of Water in the Gospel of John; Chapter Five: Conclusion; Bibliography

Symbolic interactionism is a social-scientific perspective that seeks to describe how human beings create meaning with one another in their daily lives. Since the world is populated by symbols that characterize all interactions among living beings, this book explores the importance of symbols and symbolic interaction while moving beyond the social sciences to theological studies. By examining the way symbolic interaction is portrayed among characters in the Gospel according to John in the "water narratives," this book argues that the Bible is a symbol that is itself full of symbols whose meanings are worthy of our study. Hence, the interaction of characters in the Gospel of John and the whole Bible, along with the symbols they use in their interactions, demonstrates that symbolism is directly linked to human life because symbols are major means of communication, and without symbols, human beings are in chaos.