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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...

knowledge of God”; 9:9–10: “With thee is wisdom, who knows thy works and was present when thou didst make the world, and who understands what is pleasing in thy sight and what is right according to thy commandments. Send her forth … that she may be with me … and that I may learn what is pleasing to thee”). The similarities are remarkable. The question remains: why does John call the figure Logos/Word when the Jewish sources employ the name Wisdom? In Mediterranean antiquity one divine reality could
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