The Gospel according to Saint John / Andrew T. Lincoln, Portland Professor of New Testament, University of Gloucestershire.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lincoln, Andrew, author.

Series:

Black's New Testament Commentaries.

Black's New Testament Commentaries

Standardized Title:

Commentary on the Gospel according to St. John

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

John, Apostle, Saint,.

John, Apostle, Saint.

Bible. John.

Bible. New Testament.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (595 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Distribution:

London : Bloomsbury Publishing (UK), 2026.

Place of Publication:

London : Continuum, 2005.

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

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Summary:

The magnificent series of biblical commentaries known as Black''s New Testament Commentaries (BNTC) under the General Editorship of Professor Morna Hooker has had a gap for far too long - it has lacked an up to date commentary on the Fourth Gospel. Professor Andrew Lincoln now fills this gap with his excellent new commentary. The key questions for scholars are gone into thoroughly- questions of historicity, the use of historical traditions and sources, relationship to the Synoptics, authorship, setting, first readers and Professor Lincoln makes his own position on these issues abundantly clea

Contents:

The approach of the commentary

Narrative outline, shape and plot

Genre

Date and authorship

Relation to the Synoptic Gospels

Historicity and truth

Composition of the Gospel and relation to other Johannine literature

The Gospel's perspective on christology and the relation to Judaism

Setting and purposes

Impact

Translation and commentary.

Notes:

Originally published: A commentary on the Gospel according to St. John. London : Continuum, 2005.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 537-547) and indexes.

ISBN:

1-350-87797-2

1-4411-8822-3

OCLC:

893336443