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The New Covenant Commentary Series couples faithful biblical interpretation and fruitful theological reflection. In this commentary on John, Jey J. Kanagaraj unwraps the Gospel of John piece-by-piece, illuminating the theology and application within. Kanagaraj provides a valuable tool studying John, illustrating the impact John’s Gospel made on faith and tradition when it was written—and the...

in this section, shows. The conditional clause, “If anyone eats of this bread, that person will live for ever,” means that the one who eats of the bread from heaven is not bound by death (6:50), but will have the end-time life forever (6:51). Jesus defines the bread as his flesh, which he will give for the life of the world. This statement links 6:36–51 with 6:52–59 and looks forward to the cross, where Jesus will give himself as a sacrifice to conquer death and make divine life available for the
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