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Since a commentary is a fundamental tool for the expositor or teacher who seeks to interpret and apply Scripture in the church or classroom, the NAC focuses on communicating the theological structure and content of each biblical book. The writers seek to illuminate both the historical meaning and contemporary significance of Holy Scripture. In its attempt to make a unique contribution to the...

It is also fascinating that in Sirach (Sir 24:17–21) Wisdom is portrayed as a vine, but then in v. 23 Wisdom is also identified with Torah. So the metaphor is very different. In the Synoptic Gospels, Jesus uses the vine and vineyard in his parables, but none of them have the focus of Jesus as the Vine (cf. Matt 20:1–16; 21:33–46; Luke 13:6–9). This idea seems to be unique to this Johannine bull’s-eye. Following the repeated statements concerning the relationship of the Son to the Father in John 14,
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