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Four Gospels, One Jesus - Preface and Acknowledgements from the First Edition
Four Gospels, One Jesus - Preface and Acknowledgements from the First Edition
by SPCK - Richard A Burridge
Preface and Acknowledgements from the First Edition ‘I think you should read the gospels,’ my spiritual adviser pronounced, gazing into the roaring log fire as he swirled the golden liquid around his glass. It was a cold Christmas, and we were on retreat at Launde Abbey in the de…
Four Gospels, One Jesus - Preface to the Revised Edition
Four Gospels, One Jesus - Preface to the Revised Edition
by SPCK - Richard A Burridge
Preface to the Revised Edition I am constantly amazed and humbled by the impact which this little book seems to have had over the last ten years since it was first published. It has been reprinted a number of times on both sides of the Atlantic and sells all around the world. The…
Four Gospels, One Jesus - Preface to the SPCK Classics Edition
Four Gospels, One Jesus - Preface to the SPCK Classics Edition
by SPCK - Richard A Burridge
Preface to the SPCK Classics Edition It is hard to believe, looking back over more than twenty years, how the idea for this account of the four gospels’ portraits of Jesus first came to me and how the chapters almost seemed to write themselves…
Four Gospels, One Jesus - Annotated Suggestions for Further Reading
Four Gospels, One Jesus - Annotated Suggestions for Further Reading
by SPCK - Richard A Burridge
Annotated Suggestions for Further Reading CHAPTER 1: FOUR GOSPELS On gospel criticism Richard A. Burridge, What are the Gospels? A Comparison with Graeco-Roman Biography, SNTS Monograph Series 70 (Cambridge University Press, 1992; revised second edition, Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2…
JOHN: The people's bible commentary - Sanctify Them in the Truth
JOHN: The people's bible commentary - Sanctify Them in the Truth
by BRF - Richard A. Burridge
Sanctify Them in the Truth In his prayer, Jesus has described how he manifested the name of God to his disciples and has prayed for their protection in the world which he is leaving as ‘I am coming to you’ (17:13). Before he leaves, however, he speaks this prayer still in the wor…
JOHN: The people's bible commentary - The Spirit of the Truth
JOHN: The people's bible commentary - The Spirit of the Truth
by BRF - Richard A. Burridge
The SPIRIT Of The TRUTH So far the opposition and the hatred has been predicted from ‘the world’—every human system and structure opposed to God, anything or anyone who wants to be in the centre where only God can be. Into this world of darkness, God sent his only Son to bring li…
John The People's Commentary - Prophet or Messiah?
John The People's Commentary - Prophet or Messiah?
by BRF - Richard A. Burridge
Prophet or Messiah? As the story unfolds, Jesus has gently led the woman to a greater understanding of who he is, from her initial ignorance (4:9) to calling him ‘sir’ (4:11, 15); as he confronted her with the facts of her life, she began to wonder if he might be greater than Jac…
John THE PEOPLE’S BIBLE COMMENTARY - The Word became Flesh
John THE PEOPLE’S BIBLE COMMENTARY - The Word became Flesh
by BRF - Richard A. Burridge
The Word became Flesh Like an overture, the Prologue introduces the gospel’s major themes. First, John arranged his composition against a cosmic backdrop of the realm of divine light above and our dark world below…
John THE PEOPLE’S BIBLE COMMENTARY - BREAKFAST with JESUS
John THE PEOPLE’S BIBLE COMMENTARY - BREAKFAST with JESUS
by BRF - Richard A. Burridge
BREAKFAST with JESUS Fishing was Peter’s idea but he has abandoned ship, leaving the others lurched over the side dragging the net in (21:8). When they come ashore, they find ‘a charcoal fire’. The use of anthrakia for the fire immediately recalls the high priest’s courtyard, whe…
John THE PEOPLE’S BIBLE COMMENTARY - Acceptance or Rejection
John THE PEOPLE’S BIBLE COMMENTARY - Acceptance or Rejection
by BRF - Richard A. Burridge
Acceptance or Rejection? The overture is now in full swing, moving from its magnificent opening about the Word with God in the beginning to what happens when the Word enters into the world. This introduces many of the gospel’s key themes…
John The People's Commentary - Bread from Heaven
John The People's Commentary - Bread from Heaven
by BRF - Richard A. Burridge
Bread from Heaven Jesus and the crowd have been debating the meaning of the feeding and the last section concentrated on the issue of Jesus’ identity. Suddenly it is no longer a matter of whether he is ‘the prophet like Moses’ who can feed people in the mountains as Moses did. Hi…
John The People's Commentary - More Questions and Answers
John The People's Commentary - More Questions and Answers
by BRF - Richard A. Burridge
More Questions and Answers We have seen how John likes to move from signs into a dialogue between Jesus and others which ends with a discourse. So here, we start with three questions from the crowd, each answered by Jesus, which pick up the signs and begin to explore the themes t…
JOHN: The people's bible commentary - The Task of the Spirit