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Record Nr.

UNINA9910460562303321

Autore

Lightfoot J. B (Joseph Barber), <1828-1889, >

Titolo

The gospel of St. John : a newly discovered commentary / / J.B. Lightfoot ; edited by Ben Witherington III and Todd D. Still ; assisted by Jeanette M. Hagen

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Downers Grove, Illinois : , : IVP Academic, , 2015

©2015

ISBN

0-8308-9898-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (384 p.)

Collana

The Lightfoot Legacy Set ; ; Volume 2

Disciplina

226.5/07

Soggetti

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes indexes.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Quotations; Dedication; Contents; Abbreviations; Foreword; Editors' Introduction: J. B. Lightfoot as Biblical Commentator; Introduction: External and Internal Evidences of the Authenticity and Genuineness of the Fourth Gospel; The Commentary on John; Excursus: The Logos Doctrine; The Prologue and the Preparation;  the Word and the Witness (John 1); Excursus: Evidence of the Authenticity and Authorship of This Gospel; The Beginning of the Signs of the Messianic Times (John 2); Excursus: The Chronology of St. John and the Synoptists

Nicodemus and the New Birth  (John 3)The Samaritan Woman and the Courtier's Child (John 4); A Sabbath Healing and the Aftermath (John 5); Bread on Earth, Bread from Heaven (John 6); Jesus the Temple at the Feast of Tabernacles (John 7); Excursus: The Question of the Authenticity of John 7:53-8:11; Jesus the Light and Abraham the Forefather (John 8); Jesus and the Man Born Blind (John 9); The Good Shepherd and His Lost Sheep (John 10); The Raising of Lazarus and the Plotting of the Foes (John 11); An Annoying Anointing (John 12)

Appendix A: External Evidence for the Authenticity of the Fourth GospelAppendix B: More Internal Evidence for the Authenticity and Genuineness of St. John's Gospel; Appendix C: Lightfoot and German Scholarship on John's Gospel; Author Index; Scripture Index; Praise for The Gospel of St. John; About the Author; The Lightfoot Legacy Set;



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Sommario/riassunto

Recently discovered in the Durham Cathedral Library, J. B. Lightfoot's commentary on the Gospel of St. John is a landmark event of great significance to both church and academy. Carefully transcribed and edited, these texts give us a new appreciation for Lightfoot's contributions to biblical scholarship.