John: an introduction and commentary

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Cover ; Short Title Page; Dedication page; Title page; Copyright Page; Contents; General preface; Author's preface; Chief abbreviations; Select bibliography; Commentaries; Other Works; Introduction; I. Overview; 2. Distinctive features of the Fourth gospel; 3. The Fourth Gospel and the letters of John: a scenario; 4. Composition of the Fourth Gospel; 5. Purpose and readership; 6. Authorship; a. External evidence; b. Internal evidence; c. Reasons for frequent rejection of apostolic authorship; 7. Date and place of writing; 8. Historical reliability 9. Recent trends in the interpretation of the Fourth gospela. A Gospel of Signs; b. A two-level drama; c. Narrative criticism; 10. Theology of the Fourth gospel; a. God the Father; b. Jesus the Son; c. The Holy Spirit; d. Eschatology; e. Eternal life/salvation; f. Witness; g. Faith and signs; h. Love and obedience; i. The church; j. Sacramentalism; k. 'The Jews' in the Fourth Gospel; 11. Structure of the Fourth gospel; Analysis; Commentary; 1. Prologue (1:1-18); A. The Word as he was in the beginning (1:1-5); B. The ministry of John (the Baptist) (1:6-8) C. The true light comes into the world (1:9-11)D. Those who receive the Word become children of God (1:12-13); E. The coming of the Word into the world (1:14); Additional note: Monogenes; F. The testimony of John (the Baptist) (1:15); G. The Word makes the Father known (1:16-18); 2. Jesus' work in the world (1:19 -- 12:50); A. John the Baptist bears witness to Jesus (1:19-34); i. John's testimony to 'the Jews' of Jerusalem (1:19-28); ii. John's testimony to Jesus as the Lamb of God (1:29-34); B. Early disciples follow Jesus (1:35-51); i. John's disciples follow Jesus (1:35-39) Ii. Andrew brings Peter to Jesus (1:40-42)iii. Jesus calls Philip and Philip brings Nathanael to Jesus (1:43-51); Additional note: 'The Son of Man'; C. The wedding feast at Cana (2:1-12); Additional note: Signs; D. Jesus goes up to Jerusalem for Passover (2:13-25); i. Cleansing the temple (2:13-22); Additional note: The different words used for 'temple' in 2:13-22; ii. Jesus and those who 'believed' (2:23-25); E. Jesus and Nicodemus (3:1-21); i. Jesus' conversation with Nicodemus (3:1-15); Additional note: Being born of water and the Spirit; Additional note: Eternal life Ii. The evangelist's comments (3:16-21)Additional note: Judgment; F. The ministries of John the Baptist and Jesus (3:22-36); i. The overlapping ministries of Jesus and John (3:22-24); ii. The debate between John's disciples and a Jew (3:25-30); iii. The evangelist's comments (3:31-36); G. Jesus and the woman of Samaria (4:1-42); i. The setting (4:1-6); ii. Jesus' conversation with the Samaritan woman (4:7-30); Additional note: Jews and Samaritans; Additional note: Ego eimi; iii. Jesus instructs his disciples (4:31-38); iv. Jesus and the Samaritan townspeople (4:39-42).