Exploring the Gospels: John

John Phillips Commentary

by John Phillips

"John Phillips writes with enthusiasm and clarity, . . . cutting through the confusion and heretical dangers associated with Bible interpretation." â Moody magazine

401 pages, Hardcover

First published October 1, 1989

About the author

Dr. John Phillips was born in Britain. He served in the British Army in Palestine where he saw many of the events which led to the birth of the State of Israel. After the War he joined the Bank of Montreal and went to Canada. In the Canadian north-west he founded and pastored a small church in a bi-vocational capacity. He served as assistant director of the Moody Bible Institute's Correspondence School and became well known as a Bible teacher in the Moody Evening School and over the Moody Radio Network. For four years he directed the Emmaus Correspondence School, one of the largest in the world at that time with courses available in over 100 languages. Returning to Moody Bible Institute he traveled widely as an itinerant Bible teacher for the Institute's Extension Ministry. He is best known for his EXPLORING and INTRODUCING books. He has written on all the New Testament books and on numerous Old Testament books including EXPLORING GENESIS, EXPLORING PSALMS (2 vols), EXPLORING PROVERBS (2 vols) and EXPLORING THE MINOR PROPHETS. Dr. Phillips' resources have been the companions of pastors, teachers and Bible students everywhere who have turned to them for instruction, illumination, and illustration.

Reviews

[Jeff · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is the last of 5 commentaries that I used to preach through a series on the Gospel of John. Having read them all through, John Phillip’s book was enjoyable & helpful. It is heavily outlined. Every section is divided & named. This was not terribly interesting to me personally.

Phillips has a way of turning a phrase that opens mental doors for me. When struggling to explain an event, passage, or story, he can concisely render it to be used in a larger message. So I was looking for this through I& found it again and again.

Although I did not use many of the personal stories & illustrations, I did borrow some. These added to the overall nature of the book.

I recommend any of Phillip’s books. Good reading material for any kind of study.

[Sarah Nannette Booth · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved reading this commentary on the Gospel of John in God’s Word along with reading the Gospel of John in God’s Word. John Philips expounds God’s Word in such an understandable, rich , wonderful , applicable and more knowledgeable way! I greatly enjoyed reading this! This is the first commentary I have read from this author and am looking forward to reading more of his commentaries on the books of God’s Word.