Description: Over the past forty years, scholarship on John's Gospel has explored its theological vision and literary coherence. Marianne Meye Thompson's scholarship has contributed richly to this field of study. Here, some of today's top scholars advance our understanding of the Fourth Gospel by studying its relationships to other biblical texts.
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Christopher M. Blumhofer (PhD, Duke University) is associate professor of New Testament at Fuller Theological Seminary.
Review Quotes:
In this exceptional collection of essays honoring an exceptional scholar, not only do leading scholars internationally affirm the important work of Marianne Meye Thompson; they further it with their first-rate contributions. While appreciation for the fleshly humanity of Jesus in the Gospel of John is advanced by her work, so is the central paradox of the Incarnation furthered by these essays. It is precisely in the flesh-becoming Word that the Shekinah presence and glory of God are revealed and encountered. A must-read for biblical scholars and theologians alike! --Paul N. Anderson, professor of biblical and Quaker studies, George Fox University, and author of The Christology of the Fourth Gospel and The Fourth Gospel and the Quest for Jesus
The probing essays in this book open up fresh, illuminating perspectives on the mysterious Christology of John's Gospel and its relation to other ancient Jewish and Christian texts. Taken together, they offer fitting tribute to the wise, perceptive exegetical work of Marianne Meye Thompson, whose studies of John inspired this volume. Fair warning to close readers of this book: Prepare to have your theological imagination expanded. --Richard B. Hays, George Washington Ivey Professor Emeritus of New Testament, Duke University