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John: A Commentary is unavailable, but you can change that!

Almost from the earliest days of the church, John’s distinctive presentation of Jesus has provoked discussion about its place among the other Gospels. One cannot help but see the differences from the Synoptics and wonder about the origins and character of John. In this new volume in the New Testament Library series, Marianne Meye Thompson explores the ministry and significance of Jesus of...

Neither is his life taken from him: he laid it down “on his own” (10:18) because of his love for “his own.” John is the only Gospel that speaks of the death of Jesus in terms of love, be it the love of God for the world (3:16) or the love of Jesus for his own (13:1, 34–35; 15:13; cf. Gal 2:20; 1 John 4:7–21). In context “his own” (tous idious) refers to Jesus’ disciples but does not deny that the people of Israel are “his own” (cf. 1:11 and comments there) or that God’s love reaches to the whole
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