| Editor’s Preface |
ix |
| Preface |
xi |
| Note on References and the Translation |
xv |
| Abbreviations |
xvii |
| Introduction |
|
| A. The Johannine Literature |
1 |
| B. The Author |
6 |
| C. “The Jews” in the Fourth Gospel |
9 |
| D. Approaches to the Fourth Gospel |
11 |
| E. The Approach Adopted in this Commentary |
13 |
| F. The Theological Contribution and Contemporary Significanc of the Fourth Gospel |
20 |
| G. The Structure of the Gospel |
23 |
| General Bibliography |
25 |
| Translation, Interpretation, Notes |
|
| i. THE PROLOGUE (1:1-18) |
33 |
| ii. THE BOOK OF SIGNS (1:19-12:50) |
48 |
| A. The First Days of Jesus (1:19-51) |
48 |
| B. From Cana to Cana (2:1-4:54) |
63 |
| Introduction |
63 |
| The Response to Jesus Within Israel (2:1-3:36) |
65 |
| The First Miracle at Cana: Faith in the Word of Jesus (2:142) |
65 |
| ii. Jesus and “the Jews” (2:13-22) |
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| iii. The Narrator’s Comment (2:23-25) |
75 |
| iii. Jesus and Nicodemus (3:1-21) |
84 |
| iv. Jesus and John the Baptist (3:22-36) |
88 |
| v. The Response to Jesus Outside Israel (4:1-54) |
103 |
| vi. Jesus and the Samaritan Woman: I (4:1-15) |
113 |
| vii. Jesus and the Samaritan Woman: II (4:16-30) |
114 |
| viii. Jesus’ Comment (4:31-38) |
125 |
| ix. Jesus and the Samaritan Villagers (4:39-42) |
136 |
| x. The Second Miracle at Cana: Faith in the Word of Jesus (4:43-54) |
150 |
| The Feasts of “the Jews” (5:1-10:42) |
164 |
| Introduction |
164 |
| i. Jesus and the Sabbath (5:1-47) |
165 |
| a) Jesus' Healing Work on a Sabbath (5:1-18) |
166 |
| b) Life and Judgment (5:19-30) |
176 |
| c) Witness and Accusation (5^31-47) |
185 |
| ii. Jesus and the Passover (6:1-71) |
193 |
| Introduction |
193 |
| a) An Introduction (6:1-4) |
193 |
| b) The Miracle of the Loaves and Fishes (6:5- 15) |
195 |
| c) The Miracle on the Sea (6:16-21) |
195 |
| d) A Second Introduction (6:22-24) |
196 |
| e) The Discourse on the Bread From Heaven (6:25-59) |
201 |
| f) The Crisis Created by the Word of Jesus (6:60-71) |
205 |
| iii. Jesus and Tabernacles: I (7:1-8:59) |
207 |
| The Feast of Tabernacles |
226 |
| a) Before the Feast (7:1-9) |
232 |
| b) At the Feast in Jerusalem (7:10-13) |
232 |
| c) About the Middle of the Feast (7:14-36) |
237 |
| 1. Jesus, “the Jews,” and “the People” (7:14-24) |
239 |
| 2. The Jerusalemites and “the People” (7:25-31) |
241 |
| 3. Jesus and “the Jews” (7:32-36) |
242 |
| d) On the Last Day of the Feast (7:37-8:59) |
246 |
| 1. Jesus, “the People,” and the Leaders (7:37-52) |
248 |
| Excursus on John 7:53-8:11: The Woman Taken in Adultery |
251 |
| 2. Jesus Reveals Himself as the Light of the World (8:12-30) |
251 |
| 3. Jesus and “the Jews” in Conflict Over |
258 |
| Their Respective Origins (8:31-59) |
265 |
| iv. Jesus and Tabernacles: II (9:1-10:21) |
274 |
| V. Jesus and Dedication (10:22-42) |
289 |
| D. Jesus Turns Toward “The Hour” (11:1-12:50) |
312 |
| i. A Resurrection That Will Lead to Death (11:1- 54) |
322 |
| ii. The Hour Has Come (11:55-12:36) |
346 |
| iii. Conclusion to the Ministry of Jesus (12:37-50) |
362 |
| III. THE BOOK OF GLORY (13:1-20:31) |
370 |
| A. The Last Discourse (13:1-17:26) |
370 |
| i. Making God Known: The Footwashing and the Morsel (13:1-38) |
370 |
| a) The Footwashing (13:1-17) |
372 |
| b) To Make God Known (13:18-20) |
379 |
| c) The Gift of the Morsel (13:21-38) |
381 |
| ii. Departure (14:1-31) |
391 |
| iii. To Abide, to Love, and to Be Hated (15:1- 16:3) |
416 |
| a) To Abide (15:1-11) |
418 |
| b) The Command to Love (15:12-17) |
424 |
| c) To Be Hated by the World (15:18-16:3) |
427 |
| iv. Departure (16:4-33) |
436 |
| v. Making God Known: Jesus’ Final Prayer (17:1- 26) |
458 |
| B. The Passion (18:1-19:42) |
481 |
| i. Jesus and His Enemies in a Garden (18:1-11) |
482 |
| ii. Jesus’ Appearance Before “the Jews” (18:12- 27) |
486 |
| iii. Jesus Before Pilate (18:28-19:16a) |
492 |
| iv. The Crucifixion of Jesus (19:16b-37) |
501 |
| V. Jesus Is Buried in a Garden by His New-found Friends (19:38-42) |
510 |
| C. The Resurrection (20:1-29) |
515 |
| Introduction |
515 |
| i. Scenes at the Tomb (20:1-18) |
518 |
| a) Visits to the Empty Tomb (20:1-10) |
518 |
| b) Jesus Appears to Mary Magdalene (20:11-18) |
524 |
| ii. Scenes in the House (20:19-29) |
529 |
| a) Jesus Appears to the Disciples but not Thomas (20:19-23) |
529 |
| b) Jesus Appears to the Disciples and to Thomas (20:24-29) |
536 |
| IV. THE CONCLUSION TO THE GOSPEL (20:30-31) |
542 |
| V. EPILOGUE (21:1-25) |
545 |
| Further Resurrection Appearances (21:1-25) |
545 |
| Introduction |
545 |
| i. Jesus Appears to His Disciples at the Sea of Tiberias (21:1-14) |
547 |
| i. Jesus, Peter, and the Beloved Disciple (21:15- 24) |
554 |
| ii. A Second Conclusion to the Gospel (21:25) |
562 |
| Conclusion: Does John 21 Belong to the Story? |
562 |
| Indexes |
|
| Scripture Index |
569 |
| Index of Ancient Writings |
579 |
| Index of Authors |
586 |