Conversations with Scripture: The Gospel of John

by Cynthia Briggs Kittredge

A scholarly evaluation of the fourth Gospel and Johannine community. For contemporary Christians, Johns Gospel is a paradox. On the one hand, it stresses “No one comes to the Father except through me.” But on the other hand, it’s all about “I have no longer called you servant, but friends.” Conversations with The Gospel of John encourages readers to draw out the tensions between these two perspectives for an open, inclusive reading of this difficult Gospel―and to find in it reaching meaning for their lives. With a study guide that includes thoughtful, challenging questions for reflection and discussion, this is an ideal resource for individual and parish study.

117 pages, Paperback

First published October 31, 2007

Reviews

[Sandy Bradley · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is part of a series of books edited by Fred Schmidt from SMU. It is a short book although fairly deep at times as I found myself going back over some of the chapters. It gives good insights into the difference of the gospel of John from the other 3 gospels. It also gives good background on the time that it was written which was a generation later than the other gospels. The book focuses on the spiritual nature of the book and how it was written for later generations so that they may believe even though they were not around to hear Jesus. It also discusses the Paraclete.