Often in detective stories, a seemingly irrelevant detail is the essential clue to solving the mystery. Tom Wright suggests that the writer of John's Gospel had a similar idea in mind; nothing is there by accident. All the details in this most profound of the Gospels work together to tell an amazing story and reveal an astonishing nothing less than the story of God and the world. These twenty-six studies on John show us not just the story of one character in one place and time but the Creator God acting in a new way within his beloved creation.
A helpful guide to leading a Bible study group through John's gospel. A small percentage of the discussion questions are uninspiring; most are very good at provoking excellent conversation. Our group has had a wonderful time working through John together.
shared P 1- 14 Chapter 1 on 10th Sept We are reading chapter 2 P 17 Chapter 3 P 23 moving on to chapter 4 Chapter 3 of John P 26 need to start chapter 7chapter 5 P 30 P 36 two healings P 38 finished chapter 7 now P 40 P43
Rather than writing this review 66 times, let me just say that these are the most readable commentaries I have ever seen. The entire series makes a great daily devotional.
I bought several of N.T. Wright's study guides for our church as we launched a new style of small groups. We used them as launch pads for the small group facilitators in developing their own studies and questions to ask in their groups. They have been a great blessing to us in that process. Wright does a great job of getting at the heart of scripture in ways that invite people to engage in scripture at a deeper level. I would recommend these to anyone looking for a guide to their group bible study.
Thankful for the wisdom I gained from this study. I read it in tandem with Michael Card's biblical imagination series to supplement my study of John this year.
Although we're just beginning to launch into this with an adult Bible study with a few un-churched colleagues, I am already confident of its accessibility and ease in drawing them into the narrative to alert them to aspects of Christ they quite possibly would not grasp in a infrequent Sunday morning worship experience.
Excellent companion because Wright calls us into the gospel. We are reflecting on what we have read and how we can apply scripture to our lives. Excellent resource for group discussions and deeper insight into scripture.