John
A New Covenant Commentary
by Jey J. Kanagaraj
Paperback (No longer our product)
(September 2013)
ISBN: 9780718892845
5.98 x 9.02 inches
Price: $37.00
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A new and accessible commentary on the Gospel of John for a modern audience, emphasising the Gospel’s vision of a new humanity bound to God by the new covenant made in Jesus.
In this commentary Kanagaraj examines how John projects the church as God’s new covenant community, which is characterized by two virtues: love and obedience. Impossible to exhibit under the old covenant based on Moses’ Law, these qualities becamepossible by the initiative grace and faithfulness of God revealed in Jesus and demonstrated by the power of the Spirit. God’s new community is an inclusive and progressive community because its witness to Jesus in a world that hates and persecutes it has the power to bring in all people so that they may become one flock under one shepherd. Kanagaraj argues that the idea of founding and nurturing a new community was in God’s heart even before the time of creation and not just at the time of incarnation.
- By (author) Jey J Kanagaraj
"This is not yet another commentary on the Gospel of John; rather it comes from an experienced teacher-scholar who has spent many years in studying its contexts and text and in seeking to make this Gospel understandable to informed students as well as to any interested lay reader. [...] Every interested person will find this book beneficial and edifying. Therefore, I recommend it warmly." -Daniel Jeyaraj, Liverpool Hope University, Theological Book Review (tbr), Vol. 25, No.2, 2013"The book is aimed at ministers and students. To those audiences, this volume is highly recommended. It will be especially helpful to pastors and teachers ministering in context where it is very difficult to have access to traditional Johanine commentaries. They will find here clear explications of the text, insightful hermeneutical suggestions, and even illustrations for sermons."-Carlos R. Sosa, The Expository Times, Vol. 127 No. 6, March 2016
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