The Gospel According To John: A Literary And Theological Commentary
by Thomas L. Brodie /
1997 / English / PDF
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This commentary expands Johannine studies in two directions. First,
drawing on the methods of literary criticism, it gives new force to
a view which is both ancient and modern--that John's gospel, far
from being a poorly-edited mixture of sometimes-conflicting
traditions, is in fact a coherent unity, an account of Jesus which,
however diverse its sources, is a finely-chiselled work of art.
Second, it indicates that the unity of John's gospel is founded
ultimately not on history or theology but on spirituality. This too
corresponds to a view which is both very old--John was always known
as the spiritual gospel--and very recent. The present study spells
out that idea in new detail. It indicates that the account of Jesus
is so written that the tensions and complexities of the text
reflect the tensions and complexities of human life, providing the
reader not only with an account of Jesus but also with an
anthropology--a map of the development of the human spirit.
This commentary expands Johannine studies in two directions. First,
drawing on the methods of literary criticism, it gives new force to
a view which is both ancient and modern--that John's gospel, far
from being a poorly-edited mixture of sometimes-conflicting
traditions, is in fact a coherent unity, an account of Jesus which,
however diverse its sources, is a finely-chiselled work of art.
Second, it indicates that the unity of John's gospel is founded
ultimately not on history or theology but on spirituality. This too
corresponds to a view which is both very old--John was always known
as the spiritual gospel--and very recent. The present study spells
out that idea in new detail. It indicates that the account of Jesus
is so written that the tensions and complexities of the text
reflect the tensions and complexities of human life, providing the
reader not only with an account of Jesus but also with an
anthropology--a map of the development of the human spirit.
