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The Gospel of John, Volume 5: Triumph through Tragedy (John 18–21): An Expositional Commentary is unavailable, but you can change that!

“In the wisdom and purpose of God,” says James Montgomery Boice, “the tragedy of the cross is a triumph since it is this that makes salvation possible.” More than a message of Christ’s triumph, the final chapters of the Gospel of John describe how we can triumph as well. Volume 5 covers chapters 18–21 and deals with the culmination of Christ’s earthly ministry, centering on his betrayal, trial,...

still there: the graveclothes. Something about them so struck John, at least, that he believed in the resurrection. Significantly, this is the first time a disciple indicated belief in the resurrection. During the last century a well-known French critic of the Gospels, Ernest Renan, argued that Christian faith in the resurrection was the result of the rumors spread by Mary Magdalene, who had suffered a hallucination, thinking she had seen Jesus. But Mary could not have suffered a hallucination. The
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