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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...

B (vv. 6–8): The witness of John the Baptist C (vv. 9–11) The coming of the Light/Logos and his rejection D (vv. 12–13): The benefits of belief in the Logos/Word C′ (v. 14) The coming of the Logos and his reception B′ (v. 15): The witness of John the Baptist A′ (vv. 16–18): The relation of the Logos/Word to humans, to recreation, to God A first reading ought to take account of this controlling pattern. A (vv. 1–5) begins in eternity (“In the beginning was the Word”) with the divine Word (“and the
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