John 1-12: A Commentary in the Wesleyan Tradition (NBBC)

by George Lyons; Laura Sweat Holmes

Publisher:

Beacon Hill

, 2020

Overview

Simple to read but conceptually complex, the Gospel of John is in many ways unlike its three companion Gospels. The authors of this two-volume New Beacon Bible Commentary have presented succinctly the best that contemporary New Testament scholarship has to offer on this Gospel. Exploring genre, literary devices, authorship, and other features, this commentary delves deeply into the development, meaning, and application of this unique book. Volume 1 encompasses John 1–12, the prologue and the Book of Signs.

The New Beacon Bible Commentary is an engaging, indispensable reference tool to aid individuals in every walk of life in the study and meditation of God’s Word. Written from the Wesleyan theological perspective, it offers insight and perceptive scholarship to help you unlock the deeper truths of Scripture and garner an awareness of the history, culture, and context attributed to each book of study.

Key Features

• Features scholarship from notable experts in the Wesleyan tradition
• Contains clear verse-by-verse explanations
• Facilitates the study of the biblical text in a systematic and methodical way

Contents

Top Highlights

“This aside about John indicates that the enfleshed Word now has a human history. He will be known by his interactions with other humans, rather than with creation as a whole (1:3). The prologue reminds readers that the eternal Word has now become a real, flesh and blood human being. Consequently, we may experience God in a completely new way.” (Page 61)

“They did precisely what disciples of Jesus should do: follow, seek, and remain with Jesus.” (Page 75)

“That the thief comes, using the Greek present tense, highlights continuous or repeated threats. Thieves keep trying to come. But Jesus has come (aorist tense), once and for all, and that is all that is needed.” (Page 254)

“Jesus used a common euphemism for death, like the English idiom ‘passing away.” (Page 274)

“By following Jesus, this pair modeled discipleship.” (Page 75)

Product Details

• Title: John 1–12: A Commentary in the Wesleyan Tradition
• Authors: George Lyons, Laura Sweat Holmes
• Series: New Beacon Bible Commentary
• Publisher: Beacon Hill
• Print Publication Date: 2020
• Logos Release Date: 2020
• Pages: 320
• Era: era:contemporary
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Subject: Bible. N.T. John 1-12 › Commentaries
• ISBNs: 9780834138643, 9780834138650, 9780834138667, 0834138646, 0834138654, 0834138662
• Resource ID: LLS:NBBC64JN1
• Resource Type: Bible Commentary
• Metadata Last Updated: 2022-10-31T22:13:17Z

About the Authors

George Lyons has been Professor of New Testament at Northwest Nazarene since 1991, after teaching 14 years at Olivet Nazarene University. He has also served as a visiting professor at Nazarene Theological Seminary, Point Loma Nazarene University, Mount Vernon Nazarene University, Nazarene Theological College (Brisbane, Australia and Manchester, England), Southeast Asia Nazarene Bible College (Bangkok, Thailand) and European Nazarene College (B?singen, Germany and extensions in Razgrad, Bulgaria; Lisbon, Portugal; and Montpelier and Paris, France). He has also taught in China. He is a past president of the Wesleyan Theological Society and a member of the Society of Biblical Literature. He holds degrees from Olivet Nazarene University and Nazarene Theological Seminary as well as a PhD,from Emory University.

Laura Sweat Holmes is associate professor of New Testament and associate dean of graduate studies at Seattle Pacific University and Seminary, where she has taught since 2010. She earned a B.A. in religious studies and history at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and an M.Div. and a Ph.D. (biblical studies) from Princeton Theological Seminary.