John 1-12
John 1-12 by Craig S. Farmer, published by InterVarsity Press on June 2, 2014, is a first edition volume comprising 599 pages in English. This book provides an in-depth exploration of the first twelve chapters of the Gospel of John, focusing on key theological themes such as the nature of Christ, the Trinity, and the implications of his incarnation. Farmer draws on a rich tapestry of Reformation commentary, offering insights from a diverse array of figures within the Reformed, Lutheran, Radical, and Roman Catholic traditions.
Readers will find a comprehensive guide that includes extensive commentary, brief annotations, sermons, and doctrinal treatises, all aimed at unpacking the profound statements found in the Gospel of John. This work serves as a valuable resource for contemporary scholars seeking to understand the “spiritual Gospel” in the context of Reformation theology, as well as for pastors looking for material to support preaching, teaching, and discipleship. The book emphasizes the significance of Christ’s work and the transformative power of faith, making it a relevant addition to the fields of Biblical Studies and Reference.
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The first eighteen verses of the Gospel of John make some of the most profound statements about the character and work of Christ in all of Scripture: “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God” (1:1); “all things were made through him” (1:3); “the Word became flesh and dwelt among us” (1:14).
Reformation commentators ruminated on the meaning and implications of such claims for shedding light on doctrines like the Trinity, the divinity of Christ and his incarnation, but also for grasping the saving benefits of Christ’s work in justification (for those “who believed in his name”) and new birth (those born of God as his children, 1:12-13).
In this volume, Craig Farmer expertly guides readers through Reformation meditation on these themes and many others as they are unpacked in the first twelve chapters of the Gospel of John, from the Prologue to Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem. Here you will find a rich mosaic of reflection on the Gospel of John by a variety of significant well-known and lesser-known figures among the Reformed, Lutherans, Radicals and Roman Catholics. Farmer has done justice to the depth and nuance of the work of these Reformation-era pastors and scholars by drawing from a range of genres–extensive commentary, brief annotations, impassioned sermons, official confessions, and careful doctrinal and practical treatises.
Contemporary scholars will find this volume indispensable for understanding the significance of the “spiritual Gospel” for Reformation theology and practice, and pastors will discover here a consistently fruitful source for preaching, teaching and discipleship in the “grace and truth” that have come through Jesus Christ (1:17).
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