John the Theologian and His Paschal Gospel: A Prologue to Theology
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- Author：John Behr
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Reviews
Luke Eshleman
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Behr's work is as exhilarating as it is challenging。 This is not an easy read but it is worth the effort。 Behr develops many of the themes and insights of his earlier work on early Patristics （especially Ireanaus） in relation to the Gospel of John。 Behr's work is as exhilarating as it is challenging。 This is not an easy read but it is worth the effort。 Behr develops many of the themes and insights of his earlier work on early Patristics （especially Ireanaus） in relation to the Gospel of John。 。。。more
Christian Barrett
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This work on the Gospel of John “is not a commentary。” I think that’s appropriate to start with， for if one thinks it is they will miss the depth and value of the book when it comes to theology proper。 This book takes on the task of looking at John’s Gospel through traditional lens， exegetical， and philosophical with the goal of showing how this particular Gospel points readers to the whole understanding of Scripture， which is the passion。 The book covers the issues of authorship， incarnation， t This work on the Gospel of John “is not a commentary。” I think that’s appropriate to start with， for if one thinks it is they will miss the depth and value of the book when it comes to theology proper。 This book takes on the task of looking at John’s Gospel through traditional lens， exegetical， and philosophical with the goal of showing how this particular Gospel points readers to the whole understanding of Scripture， which is the passion。 The book covers the issues of authorship， incarnation， transformation， economy of Christ， and provides value to the discourse concerning the prologue hymn in John 1。 This resource is not for all， but for those looking to understand varying views on the Gospel of John and how it unlocks an understanding to Christology that is seen in all of Scripture I would encourage readers to pick up a copy。 。。。more
Ted
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Behr's book is part of an exciting new way of biblical scholarship which revisits how the earliest generation of Christian scholars interpreted the scriptures - it is trying to see the world as they saw it， and what questions they believed the scriptures answered， rather than relying on how later generations used these same scritpures。 Behr focuses on the prologue of John's Gospel and reads it as the key to understanding the rest of John's Gospel。 But the twist is that the prologue completely as Behr's book is part of an exciting new way of biblical scholarship which revisits how the earliest generation of Christian scholars interpreted the scriptures - it is trying to see the world as they saw it， and what questions they believed the scriptures answered， rather than relying on how later generations used these same scritpures。 Behr focuses on the prologue of John's Gospel and reads it as the key to understanding the rest of John's Gospel。 But the twist is that the prologue completely assumes and accepts the death and resurrection of Christ so that the book isn't to be read as a biography following historical order， but rather is written as Gospel - it has a very particular message it is conveying and John the Theologian carefully crafts that message to give it full impact and meaning。 Behr brings up many interesting points in the text using both the post-apostolic writers and modern scholars to weave together his presentation。 He also brings into the interpretive process a modern philosopher （Behr is quite excited about how phenomenology fits into the interpretive picture - I probably could not appreciate the points he is making as I in general am not taken by philosophy）。 For example， Behr bringing together all his various sources focuses on "the Word became flesh" - the word doesn't become human or a body， but flesh。 This seems quite profound to me， yet I was not sure I could understand where Behr goes with it。 What is clear is that in the early church many did not focus totally on the death of Christ as being the price paid for our sins。 Some of the early writers saw in Christ good news in the glory of Christ on the cross - there in his death， both divinity and humanity are revealed。 God has a much closer relationship to humans that is admitted in some forms of Christ being the substitutionary death for us。 The emphases is not on the suffering of Christ but his glory， on what he reveals to us and about us。 The text is thus not about an angry God desiring to punish sinners， but the God of love who is working to restore His creation to all that God created it （and us） to be。 。。。more
Dustin
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