Description: For over one hundred years the International Critical Commentary has had a special place amongst works on the Bible. This new volume on John brings together all the relevant aids to exegesis - linguistic, textual, archaeological, historical, literary and theological - to enable the scholar to have a complete knowledge and understanding of this New Testament book. McHugh incorporates new evidence available in the field and applies new methods of studies. No uniform theological or critical approach to the text is taken.
Brief description: John McHugh was Dean of the Theology Faculty at the University of Durham, UK from 1980-1982 and in 1984 was appointed to the Pontifical Biblical Commission.
Review Quotes:
"McHugh is very attentive to grammatical issues, as to be expected of the ICC. His discussion of text-critical matters is also impressive. In terms of the history of interpretation, he surveys broadly on any interpretive crux, and includes pre-critical perspectives. Perhaps most impressive is his theological engagement with the text, no doubt influenced by the ministerial work he undertook in his retirement... will serve as a handy resource for research on John's Gospel." --Theological Book Review, Vol 21
""the truth is that this volume does not warrant the price of £55"Paul Foster, July 2009" --Expository Times "This commentary, within the prestigious International Critical Commentary (ICC) series, is quite unique for several reasons [ . . . ] McHugh is very attentive to grammatical issues, as tobe expected of the ICC. His discussion of text-critical matters is also impressive. In terms of the history of interpretation, he surveys broadly on any interpretive crux, and includes pre-critical perspectives. Perhaps most impressive is his theological engagement with the text, no doubt influenced
by the ministerial work he undertook in his retirement. [It] will serve as a handy resource for research on John's Gospel." --Nijay K. Gupta, Theological Book Review, Vol 21, 2009