The Woman, the Hour, and the Garden
A Study of Imagery in the Gospel of John
by Addison Hodges Hart
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Pub Date Mar 30 2016 | Archive Date Mar 30 2016
Description
Was Jesus ever married? Yes, indeed, says Addison
Hodges Hart, who boldly asserts that the church's tradition has always regarded
Jesus as "married" — but not in the way that recent sensationalist
writers have claimed. Rather, Christ is "the Bridgroom" of "the
Woman" in John's Gospel.
In this book Hart explores John's rich, poetic imagery, particularly the
metaphorical significance of "the Woman," embodied and imaged by Mary
the mother of Jesus, the Samaritan woman, and Mary Magdalene. Hart shows what
this image reveals about salvation, personal holiness, and the church as a
whole.
Inspired by the writings of early church fathers and medieval theologians, Hart
presents John's Gospel as an incarnational, sacramental text and shows that it
is primarily a revelation of salvation, deeply mystical and intended to lead
its readers into a living relationship with the One who is the Bridegroom of
his people.
Advance Praise
“The best books are short and deep, and The Woman, the Hour and the Garden, is just such a book. Hart looks
closely at the words and images of the Gospel of John, and highlights the way
John presents three women, Mary, the mother of Christ, the woman of Samaria and
Mary Magdalene. With the help of Christian art and piety he shows that ‘woman’
is an icon of the gathered community. Which leads to the bold conclusion that
Christ is indeed married and has taken a bride, the Church. This is a book for
meditation to be read slowly with the text of the Gospel in hand.”
— Robert Louis Wilken, University of Virginia
"“Addison Hart gives us not only a wonderful study of
several key themes in the Gospel of John, but also a very accessible example of
reading Scripture in company with the ancient church. Like the ancients, Hart
is in tune with literary and historical issues while also approaching the text
from multiple perspectives, including the ancient four-fold sense. So here we
have a contemporary example of how to read the Scriptures on their own terms,
not just for the sake of gaining thoughts and ideas but for a life-giving encounter
with the one to whom they bear witness.”
— Rodney A. Whitacre, Trinity School for Ministry
Available Editions
| EDITION | Paperback |
| ISBN | 9780802873392 |
| PRICE | $15.00 (USD) |
