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Record Nr.

UNISA996210353103316

Autore

Edwards M. J (Mark J.)

Titolo

John [[electronic resource] /] / Mark Edwards

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Malden, MA, : Blackwell Pub., 2004

ISBN

1-280-19763-3

9786610197637

0-470-70473-X

0-470-77344-8

1-4051-4319-3

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (258 p.)

Collana

Blackwell Bible commentaries

Disciplina

226.5/07

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [211]-228) and index.

Nota di contenuto

John Through the Centuries; Contents; List of Illustrations; Series Editors' Preface; Acknowledgements; List of Abbreviations; Introduction: The Gospel and its Interpreters; Christ the Word: John 1:1-18; The Baptist's Testimony: John 1:19-51; Symbols of Purity: John 2:1-22; The New Birth: John 2:23-4:2; The Samaritan Woman: John 4:3-45; Two Healings and their Aftermath: John 4:46-5:47; Bread from Heaven: John 6; Ministry in Jerusalem: John 7 and 8; Parables of the Messiah: John 9 and 10; The Raising of Lazarus: John 11; Preparing for Death: John 12 and 13; Christ and Spirit: John 14

Valedictory: John 15-17Arrest and Trial: John 18; The Crucifixion: John 19; The Resurrection: John 20; The Final Commission: John 21; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This pioneering commentary embraces the full scope and themes raised in John's Gospel, offering an engaging and perceptive reading. Mark Edwards explores a diverse range of excerpts and creative responses, with particular emphasis on the treatment of the Gospel in English poetry. Explores the diverse themes and issues raised in John's Gospel, and considers its influence on figures from Saint Augustine, to Dorothy Sayers and Bob Dylan. Treats well-known interpreters such as Thomas Aquinas along with lesser-known figures such as the Gnostic



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