THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO

ST JOHN

AN INTRODUCTION WITH COMMENTARY AND NOTES ON THE GREEK TEXT

C. K. BARRETT

Second Edition

SPCK

Holy Trinity Church

Marylebone Road

London NWI 4DU

First published 1955

Second impression (corrected) 1956

Eleventh impression 1976

Second edition 1978

Seventh impression 1996

Second edition © C.K. Barrett 1978

All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher.

ISBN 0 281 03610 1

CONTENTS

Preface

List of Abbreviations

I. INTRODUCTION

1. The Gospel, its Characteristics and Purpose

2. The Non-Christian Background of the Gospel

3. The Christian Background of the Gospel

4. The Theology of the Gospel

5. The Origin and Authority of the Gospel

6. The Text

II. COMMENTARY AND NOTES

1. The Prologue (1:1–18)

2. The Witness of John (I) (1:19–34)

3. The Disciples (1:35–51)

4. The Sign at Cana (2:1–12)

5. The Cleansing of the Temple (2:13–25)

6. Nicodemus (3:1–21)

7. The Witness of John (II) (3:22–36)

8. The Samaritan Woman (4:1–42)

9. The Officer’s Son (4:43–54)

10. Sign and Controversy on the Sabbath Day (5:1–18)

11. Jesus and the Father (5:19–47)

12. The Feeding of the Five Thousand (6:1–15)

13. On the Lake (6:16–21)

14. Bread from Heaven (6:22–59)

15. Reaction and Confession (6:60–71)

16. To Jerusalem (7:1–13)

17. Controversy in Jerusalem (7:14–52)

18. Who is Jesus? (I) (8:12–59)

19. The Man born Blind: Judgement at Work (9:1–41)

20. The Good Shepherd (10:1–21)

21. Who is Jesus? (II) (10:22–42)

22. Lazarus (11:1–44)

23. The Plot Against Jesus (11:45–54)

24. The Anointing (11:55–12:11)

25. The Entry into Jerusalem (12:12–19)

26. The Greeks at the Feast (12:20–36)

27. The Conclusion of the Public Ministry (12:37–50)

28. The Supper to the Departure of Judas (13:1–30)

29. Transition to the Last Discourses (13:31–8)

30. The Departure of Jesus a Ground of Hope and Confidence (14:1–31)

31. The True Vine (15:1–17)

32. The Hatred of the World (15:18–27)

33. The Judgement of the World (16:1–15)

34. The Future, Distant and Immediate (16:16–33)

35. The Prayer of Jesus (17:1–26)

36. The Arrest of Jesus (18:1–11)

37. The Jewish Trial: Peter’s Denial (18:12–27)

38. Jesus, Pilate, and the Jews (18:28–19:16)

39. The Crucifixion and Death of Jesus (19:17–30)

40. The Burial of Jesus (19:31–42)

41. The Empty Tomb and the First Resurrection Appearance (20:1–18)

42. Jesus appears to the Eleven: Conclusion (20:19–31)

43. The Appendix. I. The Appearance of Jesus by the Lake (21:1–14)

44. The Appendix. II. Jesus, Peter, and the Beloved Disciple (21:15–25)

The Woman taken in Adultery (7:53–8:11)

Indexes