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Gospel of Glory: Major Themes in Johannine Theology is unavailable, but you can change that!

Throughout Christian history, the Gospel of John’s distinctive way of presenting the life, works, teachings, death, and resurrection of Jesus have earned it labels such as “the spiritual Gospel” and “the maverick Gospel.” In this volume, leading biblical scholar Richard Bauckham illuminates main theological themes in the Gospel of John, providing insightful analysis of key texts. Some of the...

the Jewish leaders are concerned only with their own reputation, Jesus seeks to promote not himself but God. The Jewish leaders are self-centered; Jesus is God-centered. He lives for the honor and praise of God. But, paradoxically, this can be called seeking the honor that comes from God—that is, Jesus’s own honor given by God. By seeking only the glory of God, he wins God’s approval. What goes largely unsaid in these particular passages (but cf. 8:49) but certainly is implied is that Jesus, by seeking
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