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Given all that has been written about the Gospel of John over the past twenty centuries, can anything more possibly be said about it? Yes, says Jerome Neyrey—by reading this “maverick Gospel” in terms of ancient rhetoric and by viewing it in terms of cultural anthropology. By interpreting the text in these two fresh ways, Neyrey distinctively illuminates the Gospel of John, casting new light on...

will that he be so recognized and respected. In summary, the claim that Jesus “makes himself” anything is false and must be rejected. And God wills that he be honored equally with himself—that is, acknowledged as “equal to God.” Contrary to the charge in 5:18, the proper statement should be “God makes Jesus equal to himself.” The complete apology in 5:19–29 attributes to Jesus two different powers.12 God’s creative power is given to Jesus as he labors on
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