Die Weinstockrede Jesu und die missionstheologische Relevanz der gegenseitigen Liebe (Joh 15.1–17)

Abstract The Johannine commandment of love aims not only in an ethical-ecclesial sense at the cohesion church, but a mission-theological winning new church members. Jn 15.1–17 explains how mutual immanence God, Jesus and his disciples enables followers to gain fruit members through love. This continues christological-ecclesial interpretation Jesus’ foot-washing from John 13. symbolic action illustrates mission leads foundation community as love, which becomes place where God can be permanently experienced (13.1–20, 34–5). are commissioned make present world. They equal among themselves their immediacy Jesus, discipleship. A use harvest metaphor is already found prominently 4.35–8 12.24–6 thus two texts, each describes correspondence Jesus. vine deepens that contribute enlargement even after departure, whereby pre-Easter model for post-Easter community.