Jesus and Nicodemus
Julian, Paul The conversation of Jesus with Nicodemus belongs not only to the theologically important but also to the exegetically controversial pericopes of the fourth gospel. Scholars have named it «Summe des Evangeliums» and «Evangelium en miniature» (cf. Jürgen Becker). Jn. 2, 23-3, 36, structured as a diptych of parallel and complementary scenes (2, 23-3, 21 & 3, 22-36), each having a similar tripartite structure, contains the synthesis of the fourth ...