Water as an Image of the Spirit in the Johannine Literature

Seung-In Song received his PhD from Gateway Seminary in Ontario, California. He teaches at Chongshin University in Seoul, South Korea. His publications include the article "Seeing Johannine Last Meal as a Covenant Meal (John 13 and Exodus 24)" in Biblica (2019).

“Whereas scholars often identify Johannine water imagery as symbolic of the Holy Spirit, Seung-In Song not only resists this assumption but derives a rubric for determining its suitability. He categorizes texts which clearly affirm this imagery to derive a method by which disputed texts can be examined. This, alongside a carefully derived definition of ‘symbolism’ and attention to Old Testament parallels, equips Song to identify with greater clarity where Johannine water imagery is symbolic of the Holy Spirit and where it is not.”Daniel M. Gurtner, Ernest and Mildred Hogan Professor of New Testament Interpretation at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary

• Foreword – Preface – Acknowledgments – Abbreviations – Introduction – Water Passages in Johannine Literature – Johannine Water Imagery in Ancient and Recent Writers – A Survey of Water Imagery in the Old Testament and Ancient Jewish Writings – Symbolism in Johannine Literature – Identifying Exegetically Significant Indicators Relating to Johannine Water Imagery – Exegesis of the Six Disputed Water Passages – Summary and Conclusion – Bibliography – Index.