Fortress Press Studies in John (7 vols.)

Careful study of this book would provide an excellent beginning to an exegetical course on John. At the same time, it should also provide a valuable resource for those who teach John in classics, philosophy, or English courses.

—Pheme Perkins, professor, Boston College

This ‘anatomy’ will be an important tool for Johannine research for many years. . . . Future Johannine studies can only build upon the impressive synthesis of critical and interpretative perspectives Culpepper has constructed.

—William G. Doty, emeritus professor, Department of Religious Studies, The University of Alabama

Culpepper’s Anatomy is one of the most significant applications of literary criticism to the Bible. It not only provides a fresh, reliable literary study of the Gospel according to John (something no prior work has done) but also establishes responsible norms for future interpretation of biblical texts from literary perspectives.

—Marion L. Soards, professor of New Testament studies, Louisville Seminary

Gregory Riley’s reconsideration of the concepts of resurrection and afterlife in the Greco-Roman world is brilliant and convincing. This will become a standard for all future discussion of the resurrection of Jesus in early Christian sources. On the basis of these new insights, the debates between the communities of John and Thomas become a fascinating study in the early controversies of the followers of Jesus. The author’s comprehensive knowledge of texts from the ancient world, his admirable exegetical skills, and his philological expertise in dealing with Coptic-Gnostic writings lead to results that few others are able to achieve.

—Helmut Koester, Morison Research Professor of Divinity, Harvard Divinity School

This book is sharply focused, patiently argued, and strongly supported by extensive documentation and an exhaustive bibliography. Against the background of scholarly preoccupation with the relationship of the Gospel of Thomas to the Synoptic gospels, it creates the occasion for fresh debate on the relationship of Thomas to John.

—Jack Dean Kingsbury, emeritus professor, Union Presbyterian Seminary, Richmond, Virginia

In this important work Gregory Riley sheds new light on the Gospel of John and Thomas and their interrelationships and carries the study of ‘Thomas Christianity’ forward to include other ancient Thomas texts. Riley’s mastery of the ancient sources is truly impressive, as is his insightful and untrammeled exegesis of well-known texts. His book is an original and exciting piece of scholarship.

—Birger A. Pearson, emeritus professor of religious studies, University of California, Santa Barbara

A trailblazer. . . . this innovative book applies the insights of narrative criticism to the talent of commentary writing . . . Adopting the perspective of a first-time reader, Moloney traces the way in which the narrative shapes the role of the implied reader, all the while maneuvering the real reader along the path toward authentic faith.

—R. Alan Culpepper, dean, James and Carolyn McAfee School of Theology, Baylor University

Moloney provides us with the first thorough literary commentary on John 1–4 that uses a reader response method. He leads us through the Gospel’s narrative and enables us to appreciate it from the inside without disregarding the original historical setting of the writing. This book will be widely read and appreciated in future work on the Fourth Gospel.

—Robert Kysar, emeritus professor of preaching and New Testament, Candler School of Theology, Emory University

This book will be a useful resource for any reader who wants to attend carefully to the narrative details of John’s Gospel.

—Gail R. O’Day, senior associate dean, Candler School of Theology, Emory University

In terms of length and detail, there is simply nothing like it in Johannine studies. Such a commentary has been very much needed for quite some time now, and Moloney has obliged with a splendid example of what narrative criticism can do. First-rate and refreshingly up-to-date.

—Fernando F. Segovia, Oberlin Graduate Professor of New Testament and Early Christianity, Vanderbilt University

John’s use of symbols is an essential key to understanding the Gospel . . . Craig Koester’s book is an admirable and important contribution in the extent of its coverage, the quality of its judgment, and the appreciation both of the scholarly and religious implications of the Fourth Gospel’s symbolism. A first-rate book well worthy of our attention.

—Raymond E. Brown, emeritus professor, Union Theological Seminary, New York

I have been enriched by Koester’s detailed scholarship and beautifully written text.

—Catholic Biblical Quarterly

The present fresh and welcome survey deserves to become a leading marker in Johannine studies for all present and future students of this symbolic, but also incarnational, Gospel.

—Theology

I love this book, which now constitutes the intro volume for serious students of the Fourth Gospel! I can’t think of any question that Anderson has not raised and addressed, with his typical acuity and thoroughness. For scholarly and popular readers alike, this is now the ‘go–to’ book for those undertaking a study of this powerful Gospel.

—Jaime Clark–Soles, associate professor of New Testament, Perkins School of Theology, Southern Methodist University

This is the most comprehensive introductory textbook yet for courses on the Gospel of John. Paul Anderson crisply summarizes the theological, historical, and literary issues posed by the Gospel and develops a ‘bi–optic’ approach that takes ‘both–and’ rather than ‘either–or’ solutions to long–standing debates in Johannine scholarship. It is going to be fun to watch classes awaken to this intriguing Gospel while this introduction poses one ‘riddle’ after another for them.

—R. Alan Culpepper, dean, McAfee School of Theology, Mercer University

John’s Gospel invites readers into a dialogue that can last a lifetime. In this engaging introduction, Paul Anderson explores some of the most important aspects of the Fourth Gospel. By asking questions of its theology, historical character, and literary quality, he offers a welcome treatment of the Gospel that helps contemporary readers encounter it in a multidimensional way.

—Craig Koester, professor and Asher O. and Carrie Nasby Chair of New Testament at Luther Seminary, St. Paul, Minnesota

One of the most helpful introductions to most of the key academic discussions of the Fourth Gospel, this well–designed and easy–to–follow work is ideal for classroom use. Anderson is cognizant of and respectful toward the wide range of diverse approaches, holds in wise tension complementary streams of evidence within the Fourth Gospel and early Christianity, and offers his own insightful contributions for Johannine studies.

—Craig Keener, professor of New Testament, Asbury Theological Seminary