Encountering John, Second Edition: The Gospel in Historical, Literary, and Theological Perspective
Digital Verbum Edition
Overview
In this updated edition of his successful textbook, leading evangelical New Testament scholar Andreas Köstenberger offers a guide to John’s Gospel that is informed by current scholarship but written at an accessible level. The book has been revised throughout and features a new interior design.
- Pedagogical aids including photos and sidebars
- Up-to-date discussion of the book of John from top scholars
Top Highlights
“At the very outset, John’s gospel claims to represent apostolic eyewitness testimony regarding Jesus’s earthly ministry.” (Page 4)
“We conclude, therefore, that John’s occasion for writing was most likely the destruction of the temple in Jerusalem, an event that he considered an opportunity to present Jesus as filling the void left by the loss of the Jewish central sanctuary. John’s purpose for writing his gospel was (indirect) Jewish evangelism.” (Page 10)
“The answer is this: the one who created the Sabbath has authority over it; he determines its purpose, its use, and its limitations.” (Page 81)
“Thus the footwashing becomes an acted parable of the theological significance of the incarnation itself.” (Page 132)
“It seems likely this gospel was written after the destruction of the temple in Jerusalem.” (Page 8)
- Title: Encountering John: The Gospel in Historical, Literary, and Theological Perspective
- Author: Andreas J. Köstenberger
- Edition: 2nd
- Series: Encountering Biblical Studies
- Publisher: Baker Academic
- Publication Date: 2013
- Pages: 288
- Resource Type: Introduction
- Topic: John
Andreas J. Köstenberger (PhD, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School) is senior research professor of New Testament and biblical theology and director of PhD studies at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary in Wake Forest, North Carolina. He is the author, editor, or translator of numerous books and editor of the Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society.
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