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John, Beloved Disciple: A Survey of his Theology examines the themes, concepts and theology of John in his gospel, his letters, and in Revelation. A superb analysis of the writings and theology of the books written by John, Reymond also responds to the two modern theologies of Bultmann and Kaseman. Reymond makes a strong case for John’s authorship on the Gospel that bears his name, the Johannine...

Chapter Two Theology of the Gospel We should always do theology in keeping with a book’s stated purpose. According to John 20:30–31 it is clear that John’s stated purpose for his Gospel is evangelistic since the questions he wants to answer for his readers are (1) Who is Jesus? (2) Who is the Messiah, for the sake of the Jews (he cites sixteen Old Testament quotations)? (3) Who is the Son of God, for the sake of the Gentiles? (And all three for the sake of everyone.) These are not questions that
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