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Although the evidence of Old Testament quotations in the Gospel ofJohn (hereafter GJ) is scanty as compared with that of the Synoptic Gospels(Mt 124; Lk 109; Mk 70; only 20 listed for John, some of which are doubtful),nevertheless the abundance of allusions and parallels is really impressive(some two hundred are listed by Nestle-Aland). In seeking for the model thatseems to preside over this kind of relationship between the GJ and the OT, itis surprising to observe that neither the model of promise – fulfillment northat of prophetic oracles realized in Jesus provide the framework within whichthe relationship is presented and offers its meaning. Instead, the model is to be sought in a more profound relationship, namely, that of Jesus as the coreof OT traditions: Moses and the prophets wrote about Jesus (Jn 1,45 cf. 5,46and 5,39); Abraham saw the day of Jesus (8,58), and Isaiah, in the templevision, saw not the glory of the Blessed One, but the glory of Jesus (12,39 cf.Is 6,1-10), that glory that shines in Jesus from the beginning (1,14) to the end(12,23 cf. 13,31-32; 17,4-5). In the light of this deep and intimate relationshipbetween Jesus and the OT, the reference to the episode of the serpent raised upon a pole in the desert as a symbol of salvation (Num. 21,8-9 cf. Wisd. 16,4-6),which is intended to throw light upon the exaltation of Jesus on the cross,seems to be pointing to the presence of Jesus at the heart of this peculiar episodethan a typology of the salvific death of Jesus on the cross. The presence ofJesus in the events of the OT, following the high Christology of the GJ, is morea consequence of this Christology than a typologic prolepsis of it. |
