This volume contains English and German articles of Michael Labahn on
the Gospel of John. The 17 articles are grouped under four headings:
Reports of research, Interpreting John in the context of the Old
Testament and history of ancient religions, Studies in major Johannine
topics, and Studies in individual texts. The volume presents the most
relevant and groundbreaking articles of Labahn which cover a wide range
of approaches and address many subjects. The articles illustrate
Labahn’s approach for integrating methods and meanings, a typical
feature of most of his work. Furthermore, it is one of his intentions to
read the Gospel of John as an integral part of nascent Christianity,
hence developing its own peculiar interpretation of Jesus as the son of
God and giver of life. Labahn’s often inspiring essays yield valuable
new insights and have been well received in the scholarly community.
This collection brings together into one volume articles that had been
published in various places but have a thematic and theological
coherence.