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Signs and Shadows: Reading John 5–12 is unavailable, but you can change that!

Moloney offers a close reading of the crucial middle-section of the Gospel of John, taking the reader on a journey as Jesus’ ministry unfolds. Among events dealt with are Jesus’ walk on the Sea of Galilee, the description of the Good Shepherd, and the resurrection of Lazarus. The present volume represents the continuation of Moloney’s ongoing narrative commentary on the Gospel, a sequel to his...

I will set up over them one shepherd, my servant David, and he shall feed them and be their shepherd. And I the Lord will be their God, and my servant David shall be prince among them (Ezek 34:23–24; see 37:24). The image continues and strengthens in other Jewish literature (see LXX Ps 2:9; Psalms of Solomon 17:24, 40; CD 13:7–9; 2 Baruch 77:13–17), and doubtless forms the background for Jesus’ words in John 10:1–18. The reader follows Jesus, who is forced out of (kai exēlthen)
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