John (Paideia: Commentaries on the New Testament)

Download or read book John (Paideia: Commentaries on the New Testament) written by Jo-Ann A. Brant and published by Baker Books. This book was released on 2011-10-01 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this addition to the well-received Paideia series, Jo-Ann Brant examines cultural context and theological meaning in John. Paideia commentaries explore how New Testament texts form Christian readers by • attending to the ancient narrative and rhetorical strategies the text employs • showing how the text shapes theological convictions and moral habits • commenting on the final, canonical form of each New Testament book • focusing on the cultural, literary, and theological settings of the text • making judicious use of maps, photos, and sidebars in a reader-friendly format This commentary, like each in the projected eighteen-volume series, proceeds by sense units rather than word-by-word or verse-by-verse.