John

by Brant, Jo-Ann A.

• ISBN13: 9780801034541
• ISBN10: 080103454X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-10-01
• Publisher: Baker Academic

Summary

In this addition to the well-received Paideia series, Jo-Ann Brant examines cultural context and theological meaning in John. Paideia commentaries explore how New Testament texts form Christian readers by'¢ attending to the ancient narrative and rhetorical strategies the text employs'¢ showing how the text shapes theological convictions and moral habits'¢ commenting on the final, canonical form of each New Testament book'¢ focusing on the cultural, literary, and theological settings of the text'¢ making judicious use of maps, photos, and sidebars in a reader-friendly formatThis commentary, like each in the projected eighteen-volume series, proceeds by sense units rather than word-by-word or verse-by-verse.

Author Biography

Jo-Ann A. Brant (PhD, McMaster University) is professor of Bible, religion, and philosophy at Goshen College and the author of Dialogue and Drama: Elements of Greek Tragedy in the Fourth Gospel.

Table of Contents

List of Figures and Tables	p. ix
Foreword	p. xi
Preface	p. xiii
Abbreviations	p. xvii
Introduction	p. 3
In the Beginning	p. 21
The Prologue, and More	p. 23
Come and See: Jesus Reveals His Glory to His Disciples	p. 43
Jesus's Itinerant Ministry	p. 65
Transforming Sacred Space	p. 67
God Works on the Sabbath	p. 97
Bread and Circuses	p. 113
Verbal Sparring at the Festival of Sukkoth	p. 131
A Second Sabbath Violation at a Second Pool	p. 151
The Sweet Scent of Death	p. 170
Jesus's Triumphant Hour	p. 187
Jesus the Triumphator	p. 189
After the Last Supper	p. 199
The Farewell Address	p. 208
Behold the Man	p. 231
Jesus's Resurrection: Endings and Epilogues	p. 263
Recognition and Reversal	p. 265
Out of the Past and into the Future	p. 278
Bibliography	p. 291
Index of Subjects	p. 305
Index of Modern Authors	p. 313
Index of Scripture and Ancient Sources	p. 315
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