The Gospel of St. John : A Newly Discovered Commentary.

Intro -- Title Page -- Quotations Regarding J. B. Lightfoot and His Work -- Contents -- Abbreviations -- Foreword -- Editors' Introduction -- The Grooming of a Scholar -- Lightfoot's Method -- Lightfoot and the Gospel of John -- External and Internal Evidences of the Authenticity and Genuineness of the Fourth Gospel -- The Author Explains Himself -- External Evidence for John's Authenticity Briefly Reviewed -- The Internal Silences and Notices -- The Positive Internal Evidence -- The Chronology of Our Lord's Life -- The Commentary on John -- Excursus: The Logos Doctrine -- The Prologue and the Preparation -- the Word and the Witness (John 1) -- Excursus: Evidence of the Authenticity and Authorship of This Gospel -- The Beginning of the Signs of the Messianic Times (John 2) -- Excursus: The Chronology of St. John and the Synoptists -- Nicodemus and the New Birth (John 3) -- The Samaritan Woman and the Courtier's Child (John 4) -- A Sabbath Healing and the Aftermath (John 5) -- Bread on Earth, Bread from Heaven (John 6) -- Jesus the Temple at the Feast of Tabernacles (John 7) -- Excursus: The Question of the Authenticity of John 7:53-8:11 -- Commentary on John 7:53-8:11 -- Jesus the Light and Abraham the Forefather (John 8) -- Jesus and the Man Born Blind (John 9) -- The Good Shepherd and His Lost Sheep (John 10) -- The Raising of Lazarus and the Plotting of the Foes (John 11) -- An Annoying Anointing (John 12) -- Comparison of St. John's Account with That in Matthew and Mark -- Appendix A: External Evidence for the Authenticity of the Fourth Gospel -- Appendix B: More Internal Evidence for the Authenticity and Genuineness of St. John's Gospel -- Appendix C: Lightfoot and German Scholarship on John's Gospel -- 1. The Tübingen Shock -- 2. Lightfoot as Historian and His Work -- 3. Lightfoot's Argument Against the Tübingen School.

4. Analogies and Differences -- 5. The Relevance of the Apostolic Fathers for Lightfoot -- 6. Lightfoot's Limitations and Merits and the Breakthrough of Historical Criticism in England -- 7. Lightfoot and the Fourth Gospel -- Author Index -- Scripture Index -- Notes -- Quotations Regarding J. B. Lightfoot and His Work -- Foreword -- Editor's Introduction: J. B. Lightfoot as Biblical Commentator -- Introduction: External and Internal Evidences of the Authenticity and Genuineness of the Fourth Gospel -- Excursus: The Logos Doctrine -- The Prologue and the Preparation -- the Word and the Witness (John 1) -- The Beginning of the Signs of the Messianic Times (John 2) -- Nicodemus and the New Birth (John 3) -- Bread on Earth, Bread from Heaven (John 6) -- Jesus the Temple at the Feast of Tabernacles (John 7) -- The Good Shepherd and His Lost Sheep (John 10) -- The Raising of Lazarus and the Plotting of the Foes (John 11) -- Appendix A: External Evidence for the Authenticity of the Fourth Gospel -- Appendix B: More Internal Evidence for the Authenticity and Genuineness of St. John's Gospel -- Appendix C: Lightfoot and German Scholarship on John's Gospel -- Praise for The Gospel of St. John -- About the Author -- The Lightfoot Legacy Set -- More Titles from InterVarsity Press -- Copyright.

Recently discovered in the Durham Cathedral Library, J. B. Lightfoot's commentary on the Gospel of St. John is a landmark event of great significance to both church and academy. Carefully transcribed and edited, these texts give us a new appreciation for Lightfoot's contributions to biblical scholarship.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.