Luis Sánchez Navarro, «Estructura testimonial del Evangelio de Juan», Vol. 86 (2005) 511-528
Following the Prologue (John 1,1-18), the Gospel of John is demarcated by an
inclusio which extends from 1,19 ("And this is the witness of John") to 21,24
("This is the disciple who bears witness"). This Gospel contains a multiple
witness to Jesus as Messiah and as Son of God (cf. 20,31), organized around two
main characters: John (1,19 -> 10,42) and the beloved disciple (13,1 -> 21,25). In
the central unit (11, -> 12,50), which serves as a link between the two sections,
the Father intervenes by rising up Lazarus (11,41-44) and makes His own voice
heard from heaven (12,28); through these events the Father bears the supreme
witness to Jesus. In this way, the Gospel appears as a testimonial triptych with a
christological purpose.
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definitiva — la pasión y resurrección (12,28). De modo que podemos
presentar la estructura literaria de este Evangelio como sigue:
Prólogo (1,1-18)
El testimonio de Juan (1,19 → 10,42)
El testimonio del Padre (11,1 → 12,50)
El testimonio del discÃpulo amado (13,1 → 21,25)
Nos hallamos por tanto ante un trÃptico testimonial, precedido y
anticipado por el prólogo. En este “trÃptico†dos hombres, Juan y el
discÃpulo amado, dan un testimonio verdadero acerca de Jesús (10,41;
21,24; cf. 8,17). Su doble testimonio enmarca la sección central del
Evangelio; en ella, más breve que las otras dos, hallamos el testimonio
del Padre (cf. 8,18), que apunta a la glorificación de su Hijo. En este
marco literario y teológico se narran la vida, muerte y resurrección del
Verbo encarnado (cf. 1,14).
Facultad de TeologÃa “San Dámaso†Luis SÃNCHEZ NAVARRO
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SUMMARY
Following the Prologue (John 1,1-18), the Gospel of John is demarcated by an
inclusio which extends from 1,19 (“And this is the witness of Johnâ€) to 21,24
(“This is the disciple who bears witnessâ€). This Gospel contains a multiple
witness to Jesus as Messiah and as Son of God (cf. 20,31), organized around two
main characters: John (1,19 → 10,42) and the beloved disciple (13,1 → 21,25). In
the central unit (11, → 12,50), which serves as a link between the two sections,
the Father intervenes by rising up Lazarus (11,41-44) and makes His own voice
heard from heaven (12,28); through these events the Father bears the supreme
witness to Jesus. In this way, the Gospel appears as a testimonial triptych with a
christological purpose.