The Letters of John : an introduction and commentary / by John R.W. Stott.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Leicester, England : Inter-Varsity Press ; 1988.; Grand Rapids, Michigan : Eerdmans, (c)1988.Edition: second editionDescription: 234 pages ; 20 cmContent type:
  • text
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  • unmediated
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  • volume
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  • BS2805 .L488 1988
  • BS2805
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Contents:
Authorship -- Occasion -- Message -- 1 John: analysis -- 1 John: commentary -- 2 John: analysis -- 2 John: commentary -- 3 John: analysis -- 3 John: commentary.
Subject: These commentaries are designed to help the reader of the Bible understand what the text actually says and what it means. The introduction to each book gives a concise but thorough treatment of questions of authorship and date. This is helpful to the general reader by showing the original setting and purpose of the book. It is also invaluable for students and teachers wanting an informed treatment of the key issues which combines scholarship with respect for the text. The commentary itself takes the book section by section, drawing out its main themes. It also comments on individual verses and faces up to problems of interpretation. Additional notes give a fuller discussion of particular difficulties. The aim throughout is to get at the true meaning of the text of the Bible and to make its message plain. - Back cover.
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Circulating Book (checkout times vary with patron status) Circulating Book (checkout times vary with patron status) G. Allen Fleece Library CIRCULATING COLLECTION Non-fiction BS2805.3.S74 1988 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 31923000710927

Rev. edition of: The Epistles of John. 1964.

Includes bibliographical references.

Introduction: -- Authorship -- Occasion -- Message -- 1 John: analysis -- 1 John: commentary -- 2 John: analysis -- 2 John: commentary -- 3 John: analysis -- 3 John: commentary.

These commentaries are designed to help the reader of the Bible understand what the text actually says and what it means. The introduction to each book gives a concise but thorough treatment of questions of authorship and date. This is helpful to the general reader by showing the original setting and purpose of the book. It is also invaluable for students and teachers wanting an informed treatment of the key issues which combines scholarship with respect for the text. The commentary itself takes the book section by section, drawing out its main themes. It also comments on individual verses and faces up to problems of interpretation. Additional notes give a fuller discussion of particular difficulties. The aim throughout is to get at the true meaning of the text of the Bible and to make its message plain. - Back cover.

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