Description
Among the Gospels, John's is unique. Its structure incorporates long conversations and extended debates, and much of its content is not found elsewhere. Jesus' relationship to the Father and his teaching on the Holy Spirit are given special prominence. Ultimately, faith, believing in Jesus, is at the centre - with signs highlighted to provoke faith and stories of those who responded to Jesus as examples of faith. Colin Kruse shows how the Fourth Gospel weaves its themes of belief and unbelief into its rich Christology.
This exegetical commentary on the Gospel of John is part of the Tyndale New Testament Commentaries series designed to help the reader of the Bible understand what the text says and what it means.
Table of Contents
General preface
Author's preface
Chief abbreviations
Select bibliography
Introduction
1. Significance
2. Overview
3. Some distinctive features of the Gospel of John
4. The Gospel of John and the letters of John: a scenario
5. Literary genre
6. Composition of the Gospel of John
7. Purpose and readership
8. Authorship
9. Date and place of writing
10. Historical reliability
11. Recent trends in the interpretation in the Gospel of John
12. Theology of the Gospel of John
13. Structure of the Gospel of John
Analysis
Commentary
Additional Notes
Monogenẽs
'The Son of Man'
Signs
The different words used for 'temple' in 2: 13-22
Being born of water and the Spirit
The kingdom of God
Eternal life
Judgment
Well-traditions
Egõ eimi
The Saviour of the world
Kingship
Jesus' 'deception' of his brothers
The experience of the Spirit before and after
Jesus' exaltation
'In my name' / 'in his name'
The paraklẽtos
'My kingdom is not of this world'
Product Details
Title: John
Author: Colin G. Kruse
Publisher: Intervarsity Press
Pages: 496
Binding: Paperback
Size: 21.4 x 19.5 x 2.6 cm
ISBN: 9781783595778