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The Gospel according to John (XIII–XXI): Introduction, Translation and Notes is unavailable, but you can change that!

John 13–21 comprises the Book of Glory (describing the Last Supper, the Passion, and the appearances of the Risen Jesus) and the epilogue to the Gospel. This commentary includes a special appendix on the Paraclete, in which Brown examines in detail the role of the Holy Spirit. Whether discussing John’s version of miracle stories found in the other Gospels, explaining the meaning of obscure Greek...

Supper. N. Lohfink (GeistLeb 36 [1963], 271–81) has pointed out a parallelism between the demand of the covenant God of Sinai to be loved exclusively by His people (Deut 6:5) and the demand for exclusive love on the part of Jesus who is God’s visible presence among men, establishing a new covenant with them. The introduction of the theme of the Paraclete in 16–17 is not too abrupt when the gift of the Paraclete is associated with the theme of having one’s prayers answered by God (13–14). We get the
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