The history of scholarship narrates a complicated past for the interpretation of the -Shepherd Discourse- in the Fourth Gospel. Both the internal and contextual integrity of John 9:39-10:21 have been compromised by a misapplied analogy dividing the passage into a parable and explanation structure, and by reading models that favor historical approaches. As a result, the images and figures encountered in the discourse have not been allowed their full imaginative impact and the tendency is to look outside the Gospel for their referents and explanations. The meaning of the -Shepherd Discourse-...
The history of scholarship narrates a complicated past for the interpretation of the -Shepherd Discourse- in the Fourth Gospel. Both the internal and ...
Draws together the strengths of two exegetical approaches to the Gospel of John. Part of the Fortress Biblical Preaching Commentaries series, this book takes a broad thematic approach to the Gospel while at the same time giving exegetical and homiletical insights about individual pericopes.
Draws together the strengths of two exegetical approaches to the Gospel of John. Part of the Fortress Biblical Preaching Commentaries series, this boo...
