Gospel of John Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ===Cross=== The portrayal of Jesus' death in John is unique among the four gospels. It does not appear to rely on the kinds of atonement theology indicative of vicarious sacrifice<ref>{{bibleverse|Mark|10:45}}, {{bibleverse|Romans|3:25}}</ref> but rather presents the death of Jesus as his glorification and return to the Father. Likewise, the three "passion predictions" of the Synoptic Gospels<ref>{{bibleverse|Mark|8:31}}, {{bibleverse|Mark|9:31}}, {{bibleverse|Mark|10:33–34}} and pars.</ref> are replaced instead in John with three instances of Jesus explaining how he will be exalted or "lifted up".<ref>{{bibleverse|John|3:14}}, {{bibleverse|John|8:28}}, {{bibleverse|John|12:32}}.</ref> The verb for "lifted up" ({{lang-grc|ὑψωθῆναι}}, {{transliteration|grc|hypsōthēnai}}) reflects the [[double entendre]] at work in John's theology of the cross, for Jesus is both physically elevated from the earth at the [[crucifixion]] but also, at the same time, exalted and glorified.{{sfn|Kysar|2007a|p=49–54}} Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page