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Reading John: A Literary and Theological Commentary on the Fourth Gospel and the Johannine Epistles is unavailable, but you can change that!

New Testament scholar Charles Talbert’s unique commentary considers the entire scope of the works attributed to John, their literary settings and particularities, and their continuing theological importance to the Christian story. Thoughtful and engaging, Reading John provides throughout a careful analysis of literary structure and development; it addresses the fundamental theological message and...

The water ceremony looked back to the water from the rock in the wilderness. On the other hand, it also pointed forward to the Messianic era when there would be an abundance of water (Ezek 47:1–12; Joel 3:18; Zech 14:8: “On that day living waters shall flow out from Jerusalem”). The expectation of living water is sometimes connected with the gift of the Spirit (Isa 44:3; Joel 2:28). Indeed the Jerusalem Talmud (j. Sukkah 5:1) connects the water libation of Tabernacles with the gift of the Spirit:
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