BIBLIOGRAPHY & RESOURCES FOR UNDERSTANDING JOHN

There is a treasure trove of online resources on John's Gospel. Locating them, however, is not always easy. We have reposted here some articles and commentaries that we think will help you better understand and to preach and teach the Gospel of John. Remember that the material are here reposted not because we agree with everything said in them but because they stimulate fresh insights in our understanding. If we read only what agrees with us how would we learn?

Please note that only material of general interest are located here. Resources pertinent to specific chapters of the Gospel may be assessed from the commentary.



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Commentaries

William Barclay, The Gospel of John, Vol 1 (Chapters 1 to 7). Rev ed. The Daily Study Bible Series; Westminster Press, 1975.
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William Barclay, The Gospel of John, Vol 2 (Chapters 8-21). Rev ed. The Daily Study Bible Series; Westminster Press, 1975.
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G. Campbell Morgan, The Gospel According to John. Philadelphia: Westminster, nd.
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Bible Studies

The Lambeth Conference, 'I am . . .' Journeying with the Gospel of John through Lambeth (Cambridge University Press, 2008).
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Preaching John

Raymond E Brown, "The Johannine World for Preachers," Interpretation 43.1 (1989): 58-65.
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General Articles

Moises Silva, "Approaching the Fourth Gospel," Criswell Theological Review 3.1 (1988) 17-29..
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Merrill C. Tenny, "I. Literary Keys to the Fourth Gospel: The Symphonic Structure of John," Bibliotheca Sacra 120 (July 1963) 117-125.
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Merrill C. Tenny, "II. Literary Keys to the Fourth Gospel: The Author's Testimony to Himself," Bibliotheca Sacra 120 (July 1963) 214-223.
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Merrill C. Tenny, "III. Literary Keys to the Fourth Gospel: The Old Testament and the Fourth Gospel," Bibliotheca Sacra 120 (Oct 1963) 300-308.
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Merrill C. Tenny, "IV. Literary Keys to the Fourth Gospel: The Imagery of John," Bibliotheca Sacra 121 (Jan 1964) 13-21.
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Tom Thatcher, "Jesus, Judas, and Peter: Character by Contrast in the Fourth Gospel," Bibliotheca Sacra 153 (Oct-Dec 1996) 435-48.
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Marianne M. Thompson, "What Is the Gospel of John?" Word & World 21.4 (2001) 333-342..
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Interpretation of John's Gospel

James Hamilton, "The Influence of Isaiah on the Gospel of John," Perichoresis 5/2 (2007) 139-162.
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Jey J. Kanagaraj, "The Implied Ethics of the Fourth Gospel: A Reinterpretation of the Decalogue," Tyndale Bulletin 52.1 (2001) 33-60.
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T.A.D. Lawton, "A Buried Treasure in the Gospels," The Evangelical Quarterly 39.2 (April-June 1967): 93-101. (On the identity of the "beloved disciple")
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Edgar J. Lovelady, "The Logos Concept: A Critical Monograph on John 1:1 Abridged by the Author," Grace Theological Journal 4.2 (Spring 1963) 15-24.
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Robert V. McCabe, "The Meaning of 'Born of Water and the Spirit' in John 3:5," Detroit Baptist Seminary Journal 4 (Fall 1999) 85-107.
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Charle R. Smith, "The Unfruitful Branches in John 15," Grace Journal 9.2 (1968) 3-22.
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Barry D. Smith, "The Chronology of the Last Supper," Westminster Theological Journal 53.1 (1991) 29-45.
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Theology of John's Gospel

George L. Carey, "The Lamb of God and Atonement Theories," Tyndale Bulletin 32 (1981) 97-122.
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Christopher Cowan, "The Father and Son in the Fourth Gospel: Johannine Subordination Revisited," Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 49/1 (March 2006) 115-135.
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Jey J. Kanagaraj, "Johannine Jesus, The Supreme Example of Leadership: An Inquiry into John 13:1-20." Themelios 29.3 (Summer 2004): 15-26.
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Andreas Köstenberger, "The Moral Vision of John," Midwestern Journal of Theology 4.2 (Spring 2006): 3-23.
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Leon Morris, "The Atonement in John's Gospel," Criswell Theological Review 3.1 (1988) 49-64..
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James Parker, "The Incarnational Christology of John," Criswell Theological Review 3.1 (1988) 31-48.
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Walt Russell, "The Holy Spirit's Ministry in the Fourth Gospel," Grace Theological Journal 8.2 (1987) 227-239.
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Merrill C. Tenny, "Topics from the Gospel of John Part I: The Person of the Father," Bibliotheca Sacra 132 (Jan 1975) 37-46.
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Merrill C. Tenny, "Topics from the Gospel of John Part II: The Meaning of the Signs," Bibliotheca Sacra 132 (Apr 1975) 145-160.
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Merrill C. Tenny, "Topics from the Gospel of John Part III: The Meaning of 'Witness' in John," Bibliotheca Sacra 132 (July 1975) 229-241.
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Mark Thompson, "Trinity, I [in John 1]". Talk delivered at the Theologian Students Conference, 2001. ProclamationTrust, UK.
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M. M. B. Turner, "The Concept of Receiving the Spirit in John's Gospel," Vox Evangelica 10 (1977) 24-42.
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John's Gospel & the Jews

The question of what role Jews play in John's Gospel is much debated, with not infrequent claims that John was anti-semitic. Here are some articles to help you think through the matter.

Thomas D. Lea, "Who Killed the Lord? A Defence Against the Charge of Anti-Semitism in John's Gospel," Criswell Theological Review 7.2 (1994) 103-123..
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Andreas J. Köstenberger, "The Seventh Johannine Sign: A Study in John's Christology," Bulletin for Biblical Research 5 (1995): 87-103.
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