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Focusing on the Gospel of John, this commentary by Johannes Beutler offers a thorough analysis enriched by his extensive scholarship. It explores primary and secondary sources, providing insights into syntactic, semantic, and pragmatic elements of the text. Beutler highlights the impact of Old Testament and Early Jewish traditions while examining the Gospel's structure and the contextualized reinterpretations within its composition. This work stands as a significant contribution to biblical scholarship, showcasing Beutler's critical and literary approach.

The influence of the Old Testament and Early Judaism on the Fourth Gospel is the subject of various contributions of this book, as well as the influence of the Synoptic tradition. However, the author’s interest also lies in the latest stratum of the Gospel of John. The interpretive model of “relecturing” allows the study of the relation between texts without the need to hypothesize about their authors and sources. At the same time it is easier to consider the message of the Gospel in the past and in the present day in the light of the complete text. John invites his readers to not only have faith in Christ, but also to fearlessly profess their faith. Of the twenty contributions to this volume, originally published since 1998, three have been translated from Italian or Spanish, and five have remained in the original English.

The study explores the First Farewell Discourse of Jesus by examining its connections to the Old Testament and Early Judaism. It highlights the influence of Psalm 42/43, links themes of love for God and commandment-keeping to Deuteronomic covenant theology, and reflects on prophetic messages of eschatological salvation. By integrating elements from the Law, the Prophets, and the Writings, the discourse fosters Jewish-Christian dialogue. The English edition updates the original 1984 German text with a review of subsequent contributions and an expanded bibliography.