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1 - The Lord Is One

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 November 2024

By
Margaret Barker
Edited by
Douglas Hedley  and
Daniel J. Tolan
Douglas Hedley
Affiliation:
University of Cambridge
Daniel J. Tolan
Affiliation:
University of Cambridge
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Summary

Thus Jesus prayed after the last supper. John set these words as the culmination of Jesus’ teaching, and they are about participation in the divine. The chapter is often called ‘the high priestly prayer’, and Hebrews shows that Jesus was proclaimed as a great high priest (Heb. 4:14). There are several elements in the prayer that suggest a temple setting – for example, ‘Father, glorify thou me in thy own presence, with the glory which I had with thee before the world was made’ (John 17:5).

The divine presence was located in the holy of holies. This was the innermost part of the tabernacle (Exod. 40:18–21) or of the temple which was modelled on the tabernacle (1 Kings 6:20–1).

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Participation in the Divine
A Philosophical History, From Antiquity to the Modern Era
 , pp. 18 - 38
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2024

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