Overview
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 format
This commentary, like each in the projected eighteen-volume series, proceeds by sense units rather than word-by-word or verse-by-verse.
• 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 format
This commentary, like each in the projected eighteen-volume series, proceeds by sense units rather than word-by-word or verse-by-verse.
Table of Contents
Foreword
Introduction
Part 1. John 1:1-2:12 In the Beginning
John 1:1-18 The Prologue and More
John 1:19-2:12 Jesus Enters the Narrative
Part 2. John 2:13-12:11 Jesus' Itinerant Ministry
John 2:13-4:54 Transforming Sacred Space
John 5:1-47 God Works on the Sabbath
John 6:1-71 Bread and Circuses
John 7:1-8:59 Verbal Sparring at the Festival of Sukkoth
John 9:1-10:42 A Second Sabbath Violation at a Second Pool
John 11:1-12:11 The Sweet Scent of Death
Part 3. John 12:13-19:37 Jesus' Triumphant Hour
John 12:13-50 Jesus the Triumphator
John 13:1-38 After the Last Supper
John 13:31-17:25 The Farewell Address
John 18:1-19:37 Behold the Man
Part 4. John 20:1-21:25 Jesus' Resurrection: Endings and Epilogues
John 20:1-31 Recognition and Reversal
John 21:1-25 Out of the Past and into the Future
Bibliography
Introduction
Part 1. John 1:1-2:12 In the Beginning
John 1:1-18 The Prologue and More
John 1:19-2:12 Jesus Enters the Narrative
Part 2. John 2:13-12:11 Jesus' Itinerant Ministry
John 2:13-4:54 Transforming Sacred Space
John 5:1-47 God Works on the Sabbath
John 6:1-71 Bread and Circuses
John 7:1-8:59 Verbal Sparring at the Festival of Sukkoth
John 9:1-10:42 A Second Sabbath Violation at a Second Pool
John 11:1-12:11 The Sweet Scent of Death
Part 3. John 12:13-19:37 Jesus' Triumphant Hour
John 12:13-50 Jesus the Triumphator
John 13:1-38 After the Last Supper
John 13:31-17:25 The Farewell Address
John 18:1-19:37 Behold the Man
Part 4. John 20:1-21:25 Jesus' Resurrection: Endings and Epilogues
John 20:1-31 Recognition and Reversal
John 21:1-25 Out of the Past and into the Future
Bibliography
Author
Jo-Ann A. Brant
Jo-Ann A. Brant (PhD, McMaster University) is professor of Bible, religion, and philosophy at Goshen College in Goshen, Indiana. She is the author of Dialogue and Drama: Elements of Greek Tragedy in the Fourth Gospel and has contributed to several books.