A VONTADE IMPERIOSA DO EMISSOR NO ENVIO DE JESUS E A ACEITAÇÃO IRRESTRITA DO ENVIADO, NO EVANGELHO DE JOÃO 6,38.

Abstract

This study aims at researching the scriptural, etymological and missiological meanings of the verb send in John 6,38. The study intends to resort to intelligibility as far as the meanings of each verb goes, through a hermeneutical process and exegetical analysis, as it dissects the why and what for of the submissive and unconditional acceptance of the Son towards the paternal will a matter of obedience. It also considers the importance of the criteria in the sending of the proclaimers of the word, given how, much like the sending of Jesus by the Father, there came about, concomitantly, a duty to the disciples given by Jesus. The writing of the Gospel of John is to be understood, experimented with and experienced by the disciples, who have the duty to take ownership of God s will in their own personal lives. The methodology applied is bibliographical research, with the biblical exegesis and hermeneutics being brought forth from the biblical text. In John s Gospel, the verb send is predominantly used to refer to the Son of Man, who came down from Heaven to do God s will. There is an exact correspondence between do the will and do the work. The very bases, the power, and the goal of the life of the Son are to be grounded on a both effective and complete execution of the work assigned by the Sender. The expression by John s Jesus I came from the Father, deals with two theological issues of the utmost importance: Jesus pre-existence and his reincarnation. The sending is a key concept and an indispensable action to the work of revelation hence to the work of salvation, in John s Gospel.