John: An Introduction and Commentary, By Colin G. Kruse alt

John

An Introduction and Commentary

Tyndale New Testament Commentaries

Revised Edition, 4

by Colin G. Kruse

John
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  • Length: 480 pages
  • Published: August 01, 2017
  • Imprint: IVP Academic
  • ISBN: 9780830894987
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Here is the Gospel of John, the "beloved disciple."Colin G. Kruse explains how the Gospel of John alone speaks of the Logos who was with the Father in the beginning, who came down from heaven, incarnate in the person of Jesus. In this respect Johnis unlike any of the other Gospels. In John, Jesus' message is presented mainly in terms of eternal life and resurrection and his teaching is frequently presented in long conversations, discourses and debates. Outstanding in this Gospel is the extensive teaching about the Holy Spirit. For all these distinctives, a study of John is not to be missed.The Tyndale New Testament Commentaries have long been a trusted resource for Bible study. Written by some of the world's most distinguished evangelical scholars, these twenty volumes offer clear, reliable, and relevant explanations of every book in the New Testament.These Tyndale volumes are designed to help readers understand what the Bible actually says and what it means. The introduction to each volume gives a concise but thorough description of the authorship, date, and historical background of the biblical book under consideration. The commentary itself examines the text section by section, drawing out its main themes. It also commentson individual verses and deals with problems of interpretation. The aim throughout is to get at the true meaning of the Bible and to make its message plain to readers today.

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CONTENTS

General Preface
Author's Preface
Chief Abbreviations
Select Bibliography

Introduction
Overview
Distinctive Features of the Fourth Gospel
The Fourth Gospel and the Letters of John: A Scenario
Composition of the Fourth Gospel
Purpose and Readership
Authorship
Date and Place of Writing
Historical Reliability
Recent Trends in the Interpretation of the Fourth Gospel
Theology of the Fourth Gospel
Structure of the Fourth Gospel

Analysis

Commentary

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Colin G. Kruse (PhD, Fuller Theological Seminary) is senior lecturer of New Testament at Melbourne School of Theology. In the twenty years following his ordination into the Anglican ministry, Kruse gained practical experience in parishes in Australia and the U.S. along with five years of missionary service as a theological lecturer in Indonesia. Besides journal articles on the New Testament, Old Testament and the Dead Sea Scrolls, Kruse has authored several books including Paul, the Law and Justification and New Testament Models for Ministry: Jesus and Paul. He has also written the Tyndale New Testament Commentary on 2 Corinthians and the Pillar New Testament Commentary titles The Letters of John and Paul's Letter to the Romans.