Если бы я знала украинский язык, то потом я бы писать тебе на украинский. Я рада что, этот post ободрял тебя! Но у меня вопрос, нет слова по-украинский/русский за “out-ness?” :)

Во Христе,
Синтия

p.s. Можно написать твоя фамилия по-русский, чтобы я правильно понять как эта произносить?

Спасибо за вашу аналогию “playing out” в джазе с потрясающем провозглашением Воплощения. Это помогло мне контекстуализировать “out-ness” Католического “плотского” понимания Евхаристии в “плотское” учение о Церкви как Тела Христового, с Видимым Главой, которое одушевляется Святым Духом. Да, “джазность” Католицизма может шокировать!

Cheers.

P.S. This was for the Russophiles in your audience. I myself prefer Ukrainian amongst the slavic languages, because of its sweet melodic sound. As Italian is to the romantic languages, so Ukrainain is to the slavic. Відтепер напишу тобі по-українськи!

Я тоже рада в том, что сушествует еще руские-говаращие,философические-читающие богасловские людые в blogosphere!

Cheers,
Cynthia

If you haven’t, you should visit the South sometime–I studied in Krasnodar and loved it. Moscow was definitely my second-favorite city, though (I see from your CV you studied there); I liked it much better than Piter.

I read Ridderbos’ book on Paul at a course at Westminster (with Dr. Richard Gaffin)–an excellent book.

Nice to hear that there are so many jazz musicians out there!

Cheers,
Cynthia

I have not read Ridderbos’ Gospel of John however, his work Paul: An Outline of His Theology is a great text!

I’ve visited your blog before and meant to add it to my “links of interest.” Your post helped me to recall how much I liked your blog, and I’ve now added you to my list.

Cheers,
Cynthia

p.s. I wake up looking forward to reading the Ridderbos commentary. As I post more, I do hope that you will interact since you’ve read it and are familiar with it.

Good points. I particularly like what you said as to perspective:

“So while that is definitely ‘out’ from our Fallen perspective, it is very ‘in’ of course when we think of our created purpose as human beings – to know and reflect our Father. And so we come full-circle again.”

С любовью,
Cynthia

Your “out” is in many ways very “in” in a kind of circular way that is only accomplished when the infinite personal God is in view. Let me explain what I mean. The pericope that you are considering begins and ends with the same subject (kind of an Alpha-Omega theology of sorts). However, in playing “out” as it were, John’s circle reveals to us a divine and eternal purpose that even though no one has ever seen God (Θεὸν οὐδεὶς ἑώρακεν πώποτε), the Logos comes not only to tabernacle with us “to play out” as it were; but also to explain, reveal or exegete the Father (ὁ ὢν εἰς τὸν κόλπον τοῦ πατρὸς ἐκεῖνος ἐξηγήσατο) to us. So while that is definitely “out” from our Fallen perspective, it is very “in” of course when we think of our created purpose as human beings – to know and reflect our Father. And so we come full-circle again.

Forgive me if that sounds a little convoluted. I am also struck at how rich John’s gospel is en lieu of your reflections and consequently am likely trying to get my head around things it cannot ultimately grasp.