@book{ahoua_transference_2008, location = {Bern}, title = {The Transference of the Three Mediating Institutions of Salvation from Caiaphas to Jesus: A Study of Jn 11:45-54 in the Light of the Akan Myth of the Crossing of a River}, isbn = {978-3-03911-466-5}, shorttitle = {The Transference of the Three Mediating Institutions of Salvation from Caiaphas to Jesus}, abstract = {«It is better one man dies than the whole nation perishes» (Jn 11: 50). Caiaphas' sentence goes beyond ethical principles and religious expectations. It appears as the saying of a cynic politician. Besides, it is seen as the perfidious advice of a corrupted high priest to the members of the Sanhedrin. Who is this man on whose saying a school is formed? Who is this man who played the most important role in the death of Jesus? Indeed Caiaphas' sentence gives rise to the following relevant question: is the prohibition of killing (Dt. 5: 17), even the killing of a single individual in order to save a whole nation, legitimate? Thus, many issues that are associated with this high priest are associated with Jesus. The book is mainly an exegetical and comparative analysis of Jn 11: 45-54 and the Akan myth of the crossing of the river. By providing new theological insights into Caiaphas link to Jesus' death, it gives pertinent answers to the above questions.}, pagetotal = {228}, publisher = {Peter Lang}, author = {Ahoua, Raymond}, date = {2008}, keywords = {Religion / Biblical Commentary / New Testament / General}, }