The Gospel of John: A Theological CommentaryWm. B. Eerdmans Publishing, 1997 M06 11 - 721 pages This excellent commentary by Herman Ridderbos engages seriously the host of twentieth-century interpretations of John while also developing its own integral understanding of John in which the Gospel emerges as a profoundly theological work. Ridderbos presents John in its distinctively apostolic character and includes important criteria for the literary and homiletical exegesis of the Fourth Gospel. |
Contents
The Peculiar Character of the Fourth Gospel | 1 |
The Evangelist as Tradent | 3 |
Tradition and Interpretation | 6 |
The Point of This Focus | 10 |
History and Revelation | 12 |
The Witness of the Spirit | 14 |
118 The Prologue | 17 |
15 The Word in the Beginning | 23 |
2844 The Raising | 400 |
4554 The Sanhedrin Takes Counsel Jesus Withdraws to Ephraim | 407 |
55128 Jesus Journey to the Passover Feast and the Anointing at Bethany | 411 |
919 Jesus Enters Jerusalem | 421 |
2036 Jesus Glorification Announced the Son of Man | 426 |
3750 A Retrospective Israels Unbelief and Jesus SelfRevelation | 442 |
3743 Israels Unbelief | 443 |
4450 The Nature of Jesus SelfRevelation | 447 |
The History of Religions Approach | 27 |
The Logos and Wisdom | 31 |
613 The Coming of the Word as the Light of the World | 41 |
1418 The Word Became Flesh | 48 |
1951 Preparation for Jesus Public Ministry | 61 |
The Jews in the Gospel of John | 62 |
2934 Behold Gods Lamb | 69 |
3551 Jesus First Disciples Come and See | 78 |
From Cana to Cana The Revelation of Jesus Glory | 97 |
111 The Wedding in Cana | 99 |
1222 Jesus at Jerusalem the Cleansing of the Temple | 114 |
23310 Jesus Knowledge of Humankind the Dialogue with Nicodemus | 121 |
Flesh and Spirit | 129 |
1121 The Descent of the Son of Man | 133 |
2230 John the Baptists Final Testimony | 143 |
3136 Epilogue | 148 |
126 The Woman of Samaria The Well and the Mountain | 152 |
2742 Fields White for Harvest | 166 |
4354 Back to Cana The Healing of the Royal Officials Son Faith and Miracles | 173 |
Jesus SelfRevelation as Son of God and Bread of Life Resistance from the Jews | 181 |
118 The Healing of a Paralytic at Bethesda Conflict over the Sabbath | 184 |
1930 The SelfWitness of Gods Son | 191 |
3147 Jesus Witnesses the Unbelief of the Jews | 202 |
125 The Feeding of the Five Thousand Jesus Walks on the Sea | 208 |
2659 Bread from Heaven the Synagogue at Capernaum | 219 |
2635 I Am the Bread of Life | 223 |
3647 Gods Saving Will Is Realized in People Coming to Jesus | 229 |
4859 The Bread That I Will Give Is My Flesh | 235 |
6071 Division among the Disciples | 244 |
710 Who Is Jesus? | 253 |
113 Jesus Delayed Departure for Jerusalem for the Feast of Tabernacles | 256 |
1424 Jesus Teaches in the Temple Who Fulfills the Law? | 261 |
2539 Jesus among the Pilgrims Whence and Whither | 267 |
4052 Division among the Jews Nicodemuss Judgment | 276 |
Nicodemus | 282 |
53811 Jesus and the Adulterous Woman | 285 |
1220 Jesus SelfWitness Again under Attack | 291 |
2129 I Am He | 299 |
3047 The Seed of Abraham and the Identity of the Father | 305 |
4859 Before Abraham Was I Am | 317 |
Reflections on Chapter 8 | 324 |
141 The Healing of a Man Born Blind | 331 |
17 The Miracle and Its Background | 332 |
823 Preliminary Hearings | 337 |
2434 Interrogation and Expulsion of the Man | 344 |
3541 The Mans Confession Those Who See and Those Who Are Blind | 347 |
121 The Good Shepherd | 351 |
16 A Misunderstood Comparison | 354 |
710 I Am the Door | 356 |
1121 I Am the Good Shepherd | 359 |
2239 Final Dialogues with the Jews | 367 |
4042 Back to the Beginning | 378 |
Prelude to the Passion Narrative | 381 |
144 The Raising of Lazarus | 383 |
116 Lazaruss Illness Reported | 386 |
1727 Jesus Journey to Bethany and Conversation with Martha | 393 |
The Last Supper Conversations with the Disciples | 451 |
238 The Final Meal | 453 |
211 The Footwashing | 457 |
1217 Jesus Interpretation of the Footwashing | 463 |
The Unity of the Footwashing Story | 464 |
1830 The Betrayal Predicted Judas Dismissed | 466 |
3138 The Approaching Farewell Peters Denial Foretold | 473 |
1417 The Farewell Discourses | 481 |
131 Jesus Departure A Reason for Joy Not Sadness | 487 |
411 You Know the Way | 492 |
1224 The Continuation of Jesus Work and Continuing Fellowship with His Own the Assistance of the Spirit | 496 |
The Other Paraclete | 499 |
2531 A Provisional Ending | 510 |
18 I Am the True Vine | 514 |
917 Remain in My Love | 518 |
181615 The Hostility of the World and the Witness of the Paraclete | 522 |
1633 You Will See Me Again Sorrow Will Become Joy | 537 |
126 The Farewell Prayer | 546 |
15 Jesus Petition for His Glorification on the Basis of His Completed Work | 548 |
6I0 Jesus Intercession for Those Given to Him by the Father | 550 |
1119 Jesus Petition for the Preservation and Sanctification of His Own in the World | 553 |
2023 That They May Be One Even As We Are One | 558 |
2426 Prayer for the Future Union of His Own with Himself | 564 |
1819 Jesus Suffering and Death | 569 |
112 The Arrest | 573 |
1327 Jesus before Annas Peters Denial | 578 |
2819I6a Jesus before Pilate | 585 |
2832 Jesus Handed Over to Pilate | 588 |
3338 The First Interrogation Jesus Kingship | 592 |
3940 Jesus or Barabbas? | 597 |
15 Here Is the Man | 599 |
611 The Second Interrogation The Heart of the Issue | 601 |
1216a Jesus Condemned | 604 |
16b27 CrucifiedI | 607 |
2837 Died | 616 |
3842 and Was Buried | 624 |
The Empty Tomb and the Appearances of the Risen One | 629 |
1118 Jesus Appears to Mary Magdalene | 635 |
1923 Jesus Appears to the Disciples | 640 |
2429 Jesus Appears Again to the Disciples This Time with Thomas among Them | 646 |
30 31 Epilogue | 650 |
Jesus Appearance at the Sea of Tiberias and the Conclusion of the Gospel | 655 |
114 The Miraculous Catch of Fish | 658 |
1523 Jesus Farewell to Peter and to the Disciple That He Loved | 664 |
2425 Conclusion | 670 |
The Beloved Disciple | 672 |
Attempts to Identify the Disciple | 674 |
The Authorship of the Gospel | 676 |
A Johannine Circle? | 677 |
Negative Assumptions | 680 |
Conclusion | 682 |
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