John’s Wisdom: A Commentary on the Fourth Gospel
Digital Logos Edition
Overview
Jesus as depicted in the Fourth Gospel is remarkably dissimilar to the Jesus found in the Synoptic Gospels. In this book, Ben Witherington III places the Gospel of John within its proper literary, historical, social, and theological contexts, especially those dealing with the wisdom traditions of Hellenistic Judaism. What emerges is a compelling argument that the Gospel of John has an agenda for mission in addition to concerns for discipleship and community life.
- Argues that the Gospel of John has an agenda for mission
- Places the Gospel of John within its proper literary, historical, social, and theological contexts
- Gives special attention to themes dealing with the wisdom traditions of Hellenistic Judaism
- Part I: Beginnings: Including the Prologue, John 1:1-2:12
- Part II: The Public Ministry of Jesus: Phase One, John 2:13-4:54
- Part III: The Public Ministry of Jesus: Phase Two, John 5:1-12:11
- Part IV: The Passion Narrative: Phase One, John 12:12-17:26
- Part V: The Passion Narrative: Phase Two, John 18:1-19:42
- Part VI: The Resurrection Narratives: Including the Epilogue, John 20:1-21:25
- Title: John’s Wisdom: A Commentary on the Fourth Gospel
- Author: Ben Witherington III
- Publisher: Westminster John Knox
- Print Publication Date: 1995
- Pages: 424
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
- ISBNs: 9780664256210, 066425621X
- Resource ID: LLS:JHNSWSDMFRTGSPL
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2024-09-18T21:02:23Z
Ben Witherington III (PhD, University of Durham) is Jean R. Amos Professor of New Testament for Doctoral Studies at Asbury Theological Seminary. A prominent evangelical scholar, he is also on the doctoral faculty at St. Andrews University in Scotland. Witherington has written over forty books, including The Jesus Quest and The Paul Quest, both of which were selected as top biblical studies works by Christianity Today. His other works include The Indelible Image, Women and the Genesis of Christianity, The Gospel Code, A Week in the Life of Corinth and commentaries on the entire New Testament. He also writes for many church and scholarly publications and is a frequent contributor to Patheos and Beliefnet. Witherington is an elected member of the prestigious Studiorum Novi Testamenti Societas, a society dedicated to New Testament studies. He is a John Wesley Fellow for Life, a research fellow at Cambridge University and a member of numerous professional organizations, including the Society of Biblical Literature, Society for the Study of the New Testament and the Institute for Biblical Research. He previously taught at institutions like Ashland Theological Seminary, Vanderbilt University, Duke Divinity School and Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. An ordained pastor in the United Methodist Church and a popular lecturer, Witherington has presented seminars for churches, colleges and biblical meetings around the world. He has led numerous study tours through the lands of the Bible and is known for bringing the text to life through incisive historical and cultural analysis. Along with many interviews on radio and television networks across the country, Witherington has been seen in programs such as 60 Minutes, 20/20, Dateline and the Peter Jennings ABC special Jesus and Paul—The Word and the Witness.