{"id":4759,"date":"2009-04-10T13:29:07","date_gmt":"2009-04-10T13:29:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/jesuscreed\/2009\/04\/pastors-bookshelf-john.html"},"modified":"2009-04-10T13:29:07","modified_gmt":"2009-04-10T13:29:07","slug":"pastors-bookshelf-john","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/jesuscreed\/2009\/04\/pastors-bookshelf-john.html","title":{"rendered":"Pastor’s Bookshelf: John"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"John.jpg\"<\/span>We continue our series of commentaries on the New Testament: today we look at the Fourth Gospel.<\/p>\n

<\/i>I always look to RE Brown first; it’s getting old, but I’ve learned so much from him I start with his 2-volume commentary: The Gospel According to John (I-XII) (The Anchor Yale Bible Commentaries)<\/a>\"\"
\n<\/strong><\/em>.<\/p>\n

CK Barrett’s commentary is still a must-read: The Gospel According to St. John: An Introduction With Commentary and Notes on the Greek Text<\/a>\"\"
\n<\/strong><\/em>.<\/p>\n

Leon Morris, the first commentary I ever read on John, still rewards the pastor and student: The Gospel According to John (New International Commentary on the New Testament)<\/a>\"\"
\n<\/strong><\/em>.<\/p>\n

GR Beasley-Murray’s Word Biblical Commentary is solid and is now in a second edition: Word Biblical Commentary Vol. 36, John (revised)<\/a><\/strong><\/em>.<\/p>\n

C. Keener’s commentaries are fast becoming favorites for many of us: The Gospel of John: A Commentary – 2-Volume Set<\/a>\"\"
\n<\/strong><\/em>.<\/p>\n

DA Carson, a student of B. Lindars (another John scholar), built his commentary on John in interaction with the text and those who had gone before him (The Gospel According to John<\/a>\"\"
\n<\/strong><\/em>) and his own student, A. Koestenberger, continued that work: John (Baker Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament)<\/a>\"\"
\n<\/strong><\/em>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

We continue our series of commentaries on the New Testament: today we look at the Fourth Gospel. I always look to RE Brown first; it’s getting old, but I’ve learned so much from him I start with his 2-volume commentary: The Gospel According to John (I-XII) (The Anchor Yale Bible Commentaries) . 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