Feasting on the Gospels: John, Volumes 1 & 2
Overview
Feasting on the Gospels is an all-new, seven-volume preaching series that focuses on the most prominent and preached-on New Testament books, the four Gospels. Featuring never- before-published essays from a diverse and respected group of scholars and pastors, Feasting on the Gospels covers every single passage in the Gospels, making it a valuable resource for developing sermons. In these two volumes on the Gospel of John, preachers will find four essays on the exegetical, theological, pastoral, and homiletical challenges of the text, with the freedom to begin where they choose. Feasting on the Gospels offers a unique resource for all who preach, either continuously or occasionally, on the Gospels.
Key Features
- Includes essays, exegetical, homiletical, and pastoral
- Designed especially for the pastor and ministry preparation
- Provides flexibility for how the text is approach, whether from beginning to end or moving from one place together
Top Highlights
“Jesus’ remarkable reputation, the primary context for the narrative is provided by the Festival of Booths. Celebrated as a thanksgiving for harvest and as a commemoration of the tents used by ancestors during their sojourn in the wilderness, the Feast of Booths was a seven-day autumnal festival that drew pilgrims to the temple for covenant renewal. It was recognized as the second most important Jewish festival, surpassed in significance only by Passover. Featured among the ceremonies of the Feast of Booths were rituals using water and light, which also serve as two recurrent Johannine metaphors for Jesus’ self-proclamation of messianic identity.” (Volume 1, Page 220)
“Through the corrective lens of resurrection faith, we can see why it is true that when Jesus tells us to leave behind the things that hold us captive, to love our neighbor (whoever that is), to pray for our enemies, to turn the other cheek, all so that we can follow him, our own lives are resurrected. Resurrection corrects our vision of ourselves, our community, and our connection to God.” (Volume 2, Page 313)
“Jesus sits, rises, stoops in the dirt, and dirties his hands as the crowd looks on—drawing their eyes from the spectacle of the woman to his own performance in a way that still leaves scholars guessing about what he wrote in the dust.” (Volume 1, Pages 250–252)
“resurrection correcting our marred vision that we can see the kind of kingdom God has in mind” (Volume 2, Page 311)
Praise for the Print Edition
Continuing in the great tradition of Feasting on the Word, the Feasting on the Gospels series is a welcome resource for preachers. Four scholars, each writing from a different perspective, address every passage in the Gospels, offering stimulation to the preacher's imagination and lighting up the possibilities for engaging biblical sermons.
—Thomas G. Long, Bandy Professor of Preaching, Candler School of Theology, Emory University
Most people may know that Feasting on the Gospels is a profound resource for preachers, pastors, and teachers, but it is also a treasure book for laity, meditators, and spiritual seekers. Its four clearly written essays on each Gospel passage aid reflection, appeal to experience, stir up questions, and leave one wanting more.
—Kathleen M. O'Connor, Emerita, Columbia Theological Seminary, and author of Jeremiah: Pain and Promise
This excellent preaching and teaching resource is a soul-feeding feast. Take. Eat. Bon appetit!
—Luke Powery, Dean of the Chapel, Duke University
Product Details
- Title: Feasting on the Gospels: John, Volumes 1 & 2
- Editors: Cynthia A. Jarvis and E. Elizabeth Johnson
- Series: Feasting on the Word
- Publisher: Westminster John Knox
- Publication Date: 2015
- Pages: 712
- Christian Group: Reformed
- Resource Type: Commentary
- Topic: John
About the Editors
Cynthia A. Jarvis is Minister of The Presbyterian Church of Chestnut Hill in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The coeditor of Loving God with the Mind: The Pastor as Theologian and The Power to Comprehend with All the Saints: The Formation and Practice of a Pastor- Theologian, she served on the editorial board of the Feasting on the Word series.
E. Elizabeth Johnson is J. Davison Philips Professor of New Testament at Columbia Theological Seminary in Decatur, Georgia. She also served on the editorial board of the Feasting on the Word series.
