The Gospel of John

No other book of the New Testament has attracted as much attention from commentators as the Fourth Gospel. It has stirred minds, hearts, and imaginations from Christianity's earliest days. In The Gospel of John, Francis Moloney unfolds the identifiable "point of view" of this unique Gospel narrative and offers readers, heirs to its rich and widely varied interpretative traditions, relevance for their lives today. Includes an updated bibliography as an appendix.

Editor's Preface

ix

Preface

xi

Note on References and the Translation

xv

Abbreviations

xvii

Introduction

The Johannine Literature

1

(5)

The Author

6

(3)

``The Jews'' in the Fourth Gospel

9

(2)

Approaches to the Fourth Gospel

11

(2)

The Approach Adopted in this Commentary

13

(7)

The Theological Contribution and Contemporary Significance of the Fourth Gospel

20

(3)

The Structure of the Gospel

23

(10)

General Bibliography

25

(8)

Translation, Interpretation, Notes

The Prologue (1:1-18)

33

(15)

The Book of Signs (1:19-12:50)

48

(322)

The First Days of Jesus (1:19-51)

48

(15)

From Cana to Cana (2:1-4:54)

63

(101)

Introduction

63

(2)

The Response to Jesus Within Israel (2:1-3:36)

65

(1)

The First Miracle at Cana: Faith in the Word of Jesus (2:1-12)

65

(10)

Jesus and ``the Jews'' (2:13-22)

75

(9)

The Narrator's Comment (2:23-25)

84

(4)

Jesus and Nicodemus (3:1-21)

88

(15)

Jesus and John the Baptist (3:22-36)

103

(10)

The Response to Jesus Outside Israel (4:1-54)

113

(1)

Jesus and the Samaritan Woman: I (4:1-15)

114

(11)

Jesus and the Samaritan Woman: II (4:16-30)

125

(11)

Jesus' Comment (4:31-38)

136

(9)

Jesus and the Samaritan Villagers (4:39-42)

145

(5)

The Second Miracle at Cana: Faith in the Word of Jesus (4:43-54)

150

(14)

The Feasts of ``the Jews'' (5:1-10:42)

164

(158)

Introduction

164

(1)

Jesus and the Sabbath (5:1-47)

165

(1)

Jesus' Healing Work on a Sabbath (5:1-18)

166

(10)

Life and Judgment (5:19-30)

176

(9)

Witness and Accusation (5:31-47)

185

(8)

Jesus and the Passover (6:1-71)

193

(1)

Introduction

193

(2)

An Introduction (6:1-4)

195

(1)

The Miracle of the Loaves and Fishes (6:5-15)

196

(5)

The Miracle on the Sea (6:16-21)

201

(4)

A Second Introduction (6:22-24)

205

(2)

The Discourse on the Bread From Heaven (6:25-59)

207

(19)

The Crisis Created by the Word of Jesus (6:60-71)

226

(6)

Jesus and Tabernacles: I (7:1-8:59)

232

(1)

The Feast of Tabernacles

232

(5)

Before the Feast (7:1-9)

237

(2)

At the Feast in Jerusalem (7:10-13)

239

(2)

About the Middle of the Feast (7:14-36)

241

(1)

Jesus, ``the Jews,'' and ``the People'' (7:14-24)

242

(4)

The Jerusalemites and ``the People'' (7:25-31)

246

(2)

Jesus and ``the Jews'' (7:32-36)

248

(3)

On the Last Day of the Feast (7:37-8:59)

251

(1)

Jesus, ``the People,'' and the Leaders (7:37-52)

251

(7)

Excursus on John 7:53-8:11: The Woman Taken in Adultery

258

(7)

Jesus Reveals Himself as the Light of the World (8:12-30)

265

(9)

Jesus and ``the Jews'' in Conflict Over Their Respective Origins (8:31-59)

274

(15)

Jesus and Tabernacles: II (9:1-10:21)

289

(23)

Jesus and Dedication (10:22-42)

312

(10)

Jesus Turns Toward ``The Hour'' (11:1-12:50)

322

(48)

A Resurrection That Will Lead to Death (11:1-54)

322

(24)

The Hour Has Come (11:55-12:36)

346

(16)

Conclusion to the Ministry of Jesus (12:37-50)

362

(8)

The Book of Glory (13:1-20:31)

370

(172)

The Last Discourse (13:1-17:26)

370

(111)

Making God Known: The Footwashing and the Morsel (13:1-38)

370

(2)

The Footwashing (13:1-17)

372

(7)

To Make God Known (13:18-20)

379

(2)

The Gift of the Morsel (13:21-38)

381

(10)

Departure (14:1-31)

391

(25)

To Abide, to Love, and to Be Hated (15:1-16:3)

416

(2)

To Abide (15:1-11)

418

(6)

The Command to Love (15:12-17)

424

(3)

To Be Hated by the World (15:18-16:3)

427

(9)

Departure (16:4-33)

436

(22)

Making God Known: Jesus' Final Prayer (17:1-26)

458

(23)

The Passion (18:1-19:42)

481

(34)

Jesus and His Enemies in a Garden (18:1-11)

482

(4)

Jesus' Appearance Before ``the Jews'' (18:12-27)

486

(6)

Jesus Before Pilate (18:28-19:16a)

492

(9)

The Crucifixion of Jesus (19:16b-37)

501

(9)

Jesus Is Buried in a Garden by His New-found Friends (19:38-42)

510

(5)

The Resurrection (20:1-29)

515

(27)

Introduction

515

(3)

Scenes at the Tomb (20:1-18)

518

(1)

Visits to the Empty Tomb (20:1-10)

518

(6)

Jesus Appears to Mary Magdalene (20:11-18)

524

(5)

Scenes in the House (20:19-29)

529

(1)

Jesus Appears to the Disciples but not Thomas (20:19-23)

529

(7)

Jesus Appears to the Disciples and to Thomas (20:24-29)

536

(6)

The Conclusion to the Gospel (20:30-31)

542

(3)

Epilogue (21:1-25)

545

(50)

Further Resurrection Appearances (21:1-25)

545

(1)

Introduction

545

(2)

Jesus Appears to His Disciples at the Sea of Tiberias (21:1-14)

547

(1)

Jesus, Peter, and the Beloved Disciple (21:15-24)

547

(15)

A Second Conclusion to the Gospel (21:25)

562

(1)

Conclusion: Does John 21 Belong to the Story?

562

(7)

Indexes

Scripture Index

569

(10)

Index of Ancient Writings

579

(7)

Index of Authors

586

(9)

Supplementary Bibliography

595

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