The Gospel According to John
The Gospel According to John

Author: D. A. Carson

Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing

Published: 1991

Total Pages: 736

ISBN-13: 9780851117492

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This commentary seeks above all to explain the text of John's Gospel to those whose privilege and responsibility it is to minister the Word of God to others, to preach and to lead Bible studies. I have tried to include the kind of information they need to know, but to do so in such a way that the informed layperson could also use the work in personal study of the Bible, exclusively for purposes of personal growth in edification and understanding. In particular, I have attempted: (1) To make clear the flow of the text. (2) To engage a small but representative part of the massive secondary literature on John. (3) To draw a few lines towards establishing how the Fourth Gospel contributes to biblical and systematic theology. (4) To offer a consistent exposition of John's Gospel as an evangelistic Gospel. - Preface.

The Lazarus Story within the Johannine Tradition
The Lazarus Story within the Johannine Tradition

Author: Wendy E. S. North

Publisher: A&C Black

Published: 2001-05-01

Total Pages: 184

ISBN-13: 0567075966

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This historical-critical study of the Gospel of John and the First Epistle of John challenges the commonly held view that the first Johannine epistle is related to the Gospel. Sproston argues that the two writings are indirectly related through a common Johannine tradition. A comparison of the two therefore allows traditional material in the evangelist's work to be isolated, enhancing our understanding of the creative processes involved in its composition. The account of the raising of Lazarus is rigorously analysed as a test case for this kind of analysis.

Her Testimony is True
Her Testimony is True

Author: Robert Gordon Maccini

Publisher: A&C Black

Published: 1996-01-01

Total Pages: 285

ISBN-13: 1850755884

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Het beeld van de figuren Maria, Maria Magdalena, Martha en andere vrouwen in het evangelie van Johannes, waarin zij worden voorgesteld als toeschouwers en ooggetuigen.

The Symbolic Narratives of the Fourth Gospel
The Symbolic Narratives of the Fourth Gospel

Author: Dorothy A. Lee

Publisher: A&C Black

Published: 1994-01-01

Total Pages: 273

ISBN-13: 1850754683

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The book examines six long narratives of the Fourth Gospel, arguing that they are best understood as 'symbolic narrative'. They display a unique cohesion of symbol and narrative: the narrative unfolds the symbol and the symbol draws out the narrative. This process occurs as the character struggles to understand the symbolic meaning. The structure develops in five Stages: the establishing of a 'sign', image or feast (Stage 1); misunderstood in materialistic terms (Stage 2); the struggle to understand the symbolic meaning (Stage 3); the acceptance or rejection of that meaning (Stage 4); a confession of faith or statement of rejection (Stage 5). The symbolic narratives reveal how material reality becomes symbolic of the divine. Just as the flesh of Jesus is the symbol of divine glory, so material reality now has the potential for symbolizing God. Flesh has no independent existence; its value lies in its symbolic role. This parallels the cohesion between form and meaning. Just as the flesh is given value in symbolizing the divine, so narrative form is of value in disclosing theological meaning. The implied reader is drawn into the drama of the symbolic narratives to make the authentic response of faith.

The Historical Reliability of John's Gospel
The Historical Reliability of John's Gospel

Author: Craig L. Blomberg

Publisher: InterVarsity Press

Published: 2011-10-20

Total Pages: 353

ISBN-13: 0830838716

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Because the twentieth century search for the historical Jesus so heavily favored the Synoptic Gospels, we are long overdue for a reassessment of the evidence presented in the Gospel of Johnl. Craig L. Blomberg offers a foundational introduction and commentary, focusing with intelligence and care on the historicity of John's Gospel.

The Gospel of John in the Sixteenth Century
The Gospel of John in the Sixteenth Century

Author: Craig Steven Farmer

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Published: 1997

Total Pages: 263

ISBN-13: 0195099036

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This book will be important to Reformation scholars, especially in the English-speaking world, who have long needed an introduction to this little-studied figure. Historians of exegesis and New Testament scholars will also benefit from Farmer's penetrating analysis of the "pre-clinical" exegetical tradition on the Johannine signs.

Signs and Shadows
Signs and Shadows

Author: Francis J. Moloney

Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers

Published: 2004-08-09

Total Pages: 247

ISBN-13: 1592447937

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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 earlier 'Belief in the Word', which focused on chapters 1-4.

Jairus's Daughter and the Haemorrhaging Woman
Jairus's Daughter and the Haemorrhaging Woman

Author: Arie W. Zwiep

Publisher: Mohr Siebeck

Published: 2019-06-05

Total Pages: 480

ISBN-13: 3161575601

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In this work, Arie W. Zwiep examines the gospel stories of the raising of Jairus's daughter and the healing of the haemorrhaging woman (Mark 5:21-43; Matt 9:18-26; Luke 8:40-56) from a plurality of (sometimes conflicting) interpretive strategies to demonstrate the need and fruitfulness of a multi-perspectival exegetical approach. Among the various (diachronic and synchronic) methods that are being applied in this study are philological criticism, form criticism and structural analysis, tradition- and redaction criticism, orality studies and performance criticism, narrative analysis, textual criticism and the study of intertextuality. Such a comprehensive approach, it is argued, leads to an increased knowledge and a deepened understanding of the ancient texts in question and to a sharpened awareness of the applicability of current scholarly research instruments to unlock documents from the past.

Women and Men in the Fourth Gospel
Women and Men in the Fourth Gospel

Author: Margaret Beirne

Publisher: A&C Black

Published: 2004-12-10

Total Pages: 273

ISBN-13: 0567042502

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e fourth gospel presents the reader with an early christian text in which women and men are treated as "a discipleship of equals" as this term is broadly understood in the work of Elisabeth Schussler Fiorenza but qualified with respect to her discussion of the meaning of 'equality' when applied to gender. Specifically, the gospel contains six examples of "gender pairs" of characters (a widely-accepted lukan feature). The members of each pair are portrayed in a parallel or contrasting faith encounter with the Johannine Jesus which is of substantial theological importance to the gospel's stated purpose (John 20:31). The six pairs are the mother of Jesus (2:1-11) and the royal official (4:46-54); nicodemus (3:1-12) and the samaritan woman (4:4-42); the man born blind (9:1-41) and Martha (11:1-54); Mary of Bethany and Judas (12:1-8); the mother of Jesus and the beloved disciple (19:25-27); Mary Magdalene (20:11-18) and Thomas (20:24-29).

Martha from the Margins
Martha from the Margins

Author: Allie Ernst

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2009-06-24

Total Pages: 392

ISBN-13: 9004186875

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In the popular imagination Martha has become synonymous with the harried housewife, fretting over excessive preparations. The Martha known to early Christians is far removed from this stereotype. Martha was better known for her role in the story of the raising of Lazarus and as apostle and witness of the resurrection. This book gathers and assesses the early traditions about Martha in text, liturgy and iconography. It shows that the significance of Martha has been seriously underestimated and recovers an important and widespread tradition of Martha as apostle and authority figure for early Christians. The analysis of Martha traditions with attention to issues of gender and authority render this book an important contribution to studies on women in early Christianity.