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John MacEvilly’s exposition of the gospel of John offers a clear, Catholic, passage-by-passage interpretation of the text. It combines traditional exegesis with moral exhortation and so has been widely used as a daily devotional. The work was originally intended for laymen, but quickly found a place as a textbook in seminary education and has seen numerous editions.

15. The teaching of our Lord must have been wonderful, since it had the effect of making His rabid enemies, who sought to put Him to death, regard with admiration and astonishment, the knowledge He displayed without having learned letters. The learning in repute among the Jews, was the knowledge of the Sacred Scriptures and their profound mysteries. In this sense, is the Word taken (2 Tim. 3:15). “Having never learned,” in their schools. They knew His position in life, His education; hence, their
John 7:15