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This classroom favorite by respected New Testament scholar Gary Burge is a practical resource for students and scholars. The expanded second edition, revised to take account of current scholarship, introduces software tools that have become available since the original edition was published. Combining original insight with how-to guidance, this introduction to the Gospel of John helps students...

So we have a puzzle. The Fourth Gospel is a fractured text: seismic seams, literary lacunae, and editorial traces are abundantly evident. The phenomenon cannot be lightly dismissed, and interpreters must be aware of it as they move through the text. Awareness may help Bible students understand rough passages such as 14:31 and 16:5 and signs of textual tensions that suggest development. But the exegete’s task is best served when we study the text as we have it. A long tradition of commentaries represented
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