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In this detailed, elegantly written commentary J. Ramsey Michaels gives primary attention to the Gospel of John in its present form rather than to the sources or traditions behind it. Michaels examines both the Gospel’s literary character and its theological significance for the Christian community in its own time and through the ages. This landmark commentary—seventeen years in the making,...

“disciples” (v. 8), that is, not just his “slaves” but his “friends,” who “know what he is doing” and for whom he “lays down his life” (vv. 13–15). 1 “I am the true Vine” (v. 1), like “I am the Bread of life” (6:35, 48), “I am the Light of the world” (8:12; 9:5), “I am the Door” (10:7, 9), and “I am the good Shepherd” (10:11, 14), is the first of two parallel “I am” pronouncements. First Jesus says, “I am the true Vine, and my Father is the Vinekeeper” (v. 1), and five verses later, “I am the Vine, you are the
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