The Gospel according to John
The Gospel according to John I–XII
Pages
688
Publisher
Yale University Press
Published
1/1/1966
ISBN-13
9780300140248
The Gospel according to John XIII–XXI
Pages
688
Publisher
Yale University Press
Published
1/1/1970
ISBN-13
9780300140729
Collections
This book appears in the following featured collections.
- New Testament Advanced Commentaries by Moore Theological College Journal: Societas
- The Pastor’s Bookshelf by Scot McKnight
- New Testament Commentaries & Monographs by Princeton Theological Seminary
- Nijay Gupta's Top NT Commentaries by Nijay K. Gupta
- Recommended New Testament Commentaries for Evangelical Pastors by Thomas R. Schreiner
- Commentaries by Roman Catholic Scholars by John Dyer
Reviews
This might be decades old now, but has stood the test of time. It is still unbeaten in it's depth and clarity. It provides great contextual details, guiding through the Jewish background. Brown captures the incredible richness of John's imagery wonderfully. I still consider this to have pride of place among John commentaries.
The whole book
I've only used Volume I of Brown's set, but I found it disappointing. He makes lots of helpful connections to related scripture passages, but spends too much time (in my opinion) discussing how likely it is that a certain story actually happened and how John may or may not be re-working synoptic material. Interesting, perhaps, but I wanted to hear more about John's text.
I always look to RE Brown first; it's getting old, but I've learned so much from him I start with his 2-volume commentary
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