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"The Gospel according to Saint John is to many people the most precious book in the Bible," states William Barclay in this first of two volumes on the Gospel of John. In order to help uncover the tremendous wealth of this Gospel, Dr. Barclay has provided his own unique translation of the text, a detailed commentary, and a comprehensive introduction. This new edition will help bring the book in...

and women to that light which was in Christ. Twice Jesus calls himself the light of the world (8:12, 9:5). This light can be in men and women (11:10), so that they can become children of the light (12:36). ‘I have come’, said Jesus, ‘as light into the world’ (12:46). Let us see if we can understand something of this idea of the light which Jesus brings into the world. Three things stand out. (1) The light Jesus brings is the light which puts chaos to flight. In the creation story, God moved upon the
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