John (ACNT)

"John’s Gospel is the one, fine, true, and chief Gospel, and is far, far to be preferred over the other three and high above them." So wrote Martin Luther in one of the drafts of his Preface to the New Testament. Luther preferred John’s Gospel because it offered more of the words and fewer of the acts of Christ, and hence, for him at least, it was among the books which "show Christ and teach all that is necessary for you to know." His praise of the Gospel is justly deserved, for John’s Gospel presents the heart of the Christian message with clarity and force to reach contemporary readers. In this commentary on the Gospel of John, Robert Kysar outlines the literary, historical, and theological themes which illuminate John’s message for contemporary scholarship and modern readers.