Encountering John, Second Edition: The Gospel in Historical, Literary, and Theological Perspective

by Andreas J. Köstenberger

Publisher:

Baker Academic

, 2013

Overview

In this updated edition of his successful textbook, leading evangelical New Testament scholar Andreas Köstenberger offers a guide to John’s Gospel that is informed by current scholarship but written at an accessible level. The book has been revised throughout and features a new interior design.

Key Features

• Pedagogical aids including photos and sidebars
• Up-to-date discussion of the book of John from top scholars

Contents

Top Highlights

“At the very outset, John’s gospel claims to represent apostolic eyewitness testimony regarding Jesus’s earthly ministry.” (Page 4)

“We conclude, therefore, that John’s occasion for writing was most likely the destruction of the temple in Jerusalem, an event that he considered an opportunity to present Jesus as filling the void left by the loss of the Jewish central sanctuary. John’s purpose for writing his gospel was (indirect) Jewish evangelism.” (Page 10)

“The answer is this: the one who created the Sabbath has authority over it; he determines its purpose, its use, and its limitations.” (Page 81)

“Thus the footwashing becomes an acted parable of the theological significance of the incarnation itself.” (Page 132)

“It seems likely this gospel was written after the destruction of the temple in Jerusalem.” (Page 8)

Product Details

• Title: Encountering John: The Gospel in Historical, Literary, and Theological Perspective
• Author: Andreas J. Köstenberger
• Edition: 2nd
• Series: Encountering Biblical Studies
• Publisher: Baker Academic
• Publication Date: 2013
• Pages: 288
• Resource Type: Introduction
• Topic: John

About Andreas J. Köstenberger

Andreas J. Köstenberger (PhD, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School) is senior research professor of New Testament and biblical theology and director of PhD studies at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. He is the author or coauthor of several books, including Encountering the Gospel of John, The Book Study Concordance of the Greek New Testament, and The Missions of Jesus and the Disciples according to the Fourth Gospel. He also translated Adolf Schlatter's two-volume New Testament Theology, and editor of the Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society.