Black’s New Testament Commentaries
THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO SAINT JOHN
ANDREW T. LINCOLN
portland professor of new testament university of gloucestershire
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Black’s New Testament Commentary
The Gospel According to Saint John
First published 2005, Continuum, London
Copyright © 2005 Andrew Lincoln
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No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission, except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles and reviews.
Reprinted March 2006 by Hendrickson Publishers, Inc.
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US Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Lincoln, Andrew T.
[Commentary on the Gospel according to St. John]
The Gospel according to Saint John / Andrew T. Lincoln,
p. cm.—(Black’s New Testament commentaries; 4)
Originally published: A commentary on the Gospel according to St. John. London: Continuum, 2005.
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
ISBN 1-56563-401-2 (alk. paper)
1. Bible. N.T. John—Commentaries. I. Title. II. Series.
BS2615.53.L56 2005
226.5′077—dc22
2005025970
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British Library Cataloguing-in-Publication Data
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Continuum ISBN 0-8264-7139-0 (paperback)
Continuum ISBN 0-8264-7943-X (hardcover)
The mosaic fretwork on the cover comes from the Galla Placidia Mausoleum in Ravenna and is used courtesy of ITALCARDS, Bolongna, Italy.
Black’s New Testament Commentaries
General Editor: Morna D. Hooker
THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO ST JOHN
The Approach of the Commentary
Narrative Outline, Shape and Plot
Relation to the Synoptic Gospels
Composition of the Gospel and Relation to Other Johannine Literature
The Gospel’s Perspective on Christology and the Relation to Judaism
Select Bibliography of Works in English
Index of Scriptural References
From time to time writers of biblical commentaries are put on the spot by being asked, ‘Why another commentary? Don’t we have more than enough?’ One can attempt to offer a more theological answer, suggesting that canonical texts, because of their testimony to the particular subject matter that they purport to convey, have a richness and value that cannot be exhausted by any one interpreter and so there is always the possibility of further insight from another close study. When such a reply does not have the desired effect, this writer has also given a more pragmatic response and appealed to the needs of a well-established and respected series. While there are, of course, excellent large one-, two- and three-volume commentaries on ...
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About The Gospel according to Saint JohnOf the New Testament accounts of the life of Jesus Christ, none remains as enthralling and enigmatic, provocative and profound as the Gospel according to Saint John. Introducing the book’s historical, literary, and theological backgrounds, Andrew Lincoln provides a pericope by pericope exposition of this ancient biography. While maintaining focus on the message of the text, he includes relevant discussion of narrative sequence, likely social function of individual passages, and relation to the Synoptic Gospels. From penetrating analysis of the Christology of the Fourth Gospel to adept discussion of the seeming hostility to the Jews, Lincoln offers balanced approaches to key Johannine issues. Readers along the whole theological spectrum will benefit from this masterful study. |
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