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In this exhaustive commentary on the first six chapters of the Gospel of John, prominent Lutheran scholar William C. Weinrich gives a thorough analysis of the lowly and simple majesty of John’s language that calls the reader to become a disciple of the Word. The Gospel invites us to see and hear Jesus, who is the true and divine son. Weinrich draws upon his vast knowledge of patristics to help...

first in the incarnate λόγος in the “hour,” since on the cross of Golgotha Jesus “gives his flesh over for the life of the world” (6:51) and therewith “perfects for his friends” the greatest imaginable love (13:1; 15:13). And yet, … this δόξα is not merely empirically comprehended. Rather, what occurred on Golgotha in truth is manifested for the faithful first in light of the Spirit-Paraclete who mediates the Easter presence of the resurrected Crucified One (cf. 2:22; 7:39). From this perspective
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