Preaching the Gospel of John: Proclaiming the Living WordIn this accessible treatment of the major themes of the Gospel of John, renowned New Testament scholar Lamar Williamson blends the best of biblical scholarship and a close reading of the Fourth Gospel to meet the practical needs of weekly preaching. A more reflective Gospel in which the risen Jesus speaks in signs and discourses, John does not simply tell stories, but allows us to experience the Word and to see Jesus offering living water to the aridity of the institutional church and bread to the hungry hearts of individual disciples. More than mere exposition,Preaching the Gospel of Johnincludes at the end of each passage three to five possibilities for preaching the text--creative and pertinent suggestions that can help preachers apply the words of the Fourth Gospel to the lives of today's churchgoers. Proclaiming the living Word is a major theme of the Gospel of John, and this clear and insightful commentary captures that message in the preaching moment. |
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... terms are used sparingly in con- nection with their English equivalents . A select bibliography is appended for users who may wish to pursue issues in greater depth . Individual readers of John , though not the primary target audience ...
... terms and concepts central to the Gospel appears at the back of this book . In the text , such a word is printed in boldface type when it first appears in a section when reference to the glossary may be helpful . Following the glossary ...
... terms that have become basic for Christian theology . Five of them appear in these first five verses : Word , God , life , light , and darkness . " Word " ( logos ) is almost as hard to define as is the mystery to which it points ...
... term in Johannine theology , whose specific meaning can be determined only in context , as its use in three senses ... terms of Johannine theology appear here : flesh , glory , and truth . " Flesh " ( as in Paul and Platonism ) Prologue 5.
... terms.5 The repeated reference to truth in the prologue ( 1:14 , 17b ) alerts reader to the personal nature of truth and its close con- nection with Jesus Christ . The identity of the one in whom the Word became flesh remains to be ...