The John You Never Knew : Decoding the Fourth Gospel

Kenneth H. Maahs

ISBN 10: 082048198X / ISBN 13: 9780820481982

Published by Peter Lang, Peter Lang, 2006

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Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - Considered the church's favorite, John's Gospel is «known too well»; its reception is often jaded, over familiar, and in need of rejuvenation. This book re-creates a sense of Johannine excitement that has become shopworn through overuse. If John's Gospel has become hackneyed, trite, or worn out in your study, pulpit, church, or classroom, The John You Never Knew allows it to come alive again. Learn to decode this gospel and rediscover the signs, symbols, and ciphers that allow its undercurrents to resurface. It is truly a book in which «babes may wade and elephants swim.».

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The John You Never Knew : Decoding the Fourth Gospel
• Publisher: Peter Lang, Peter Lang
• Publication Date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 082048198X
• ISBN 13: 9780820481982
• Binding: Buch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 236W x 165H x 16D millimeters 236 millimeters width by 165 millimeters height by 16 millimeters depth
• Weight: 480 grams

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Synopsis

Considered the church’s favorite, John’s Gospel is «known too well»; its reception is often jaded, over familiar, and in need of rejuvenation. This book re-creates a sense of Johannine excitement that has become shopworn through overuse. If John’s Gospel has become hackneyed, trite, or worn out in your study, pulpit, church, or classroom, The John You Never Knew allows it to come alive again. Learn to decode this gospel and rediscover the signs, symbols, and ciphers that allow its undercurrents to resurface. It is truly a book in which «babes may wade and elephants swim.»

About the Author

The Author: Kenneth H. Maahs holds the Abram Clemens Chair of Biblical Studies at Eastern University, St. Davids, Pennsylvania, where he is Professor of Christian Studies. He received his M.Div. from Fuller Theological Seminary, his Th.M. in New Testament studies from Princeton Theological Seminary, and his Ph.D. in Old Testament studies from Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. In addition to articles in various journals, he is the author of Of Angles, Beasts, and Plagues: The Message of Revelation for a New Millennium (1999).