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The Gospel of John is one of the most beloved books in the Christian canon. Its stories and images have long captured the imaginations of Christians. Not only is it one of the most popular writings of the New Testament, but many aspects of its style and outlook are distinctive. In this clear, thorough, and accessible commentary on the Gospel of John, scholars Gail O’Day and Susan Hylen explore...

hand in hand, because flesh and spirit belong together in the new birth Jesus envisions. One is not reborn to a new life apart from the physical body; one is reborn to a new life within the physical body. Jesus’ offer of new life is not for an afterlife, but for this life (see vv. 15–16 below). In an important way, what Jesus offers Nicodemus is what Jesus himself models in the incarnation: God-made-present in the flesh. To be “born again” is a catchword in much of Protestant Christianity, yet many
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