The Epistles of John

The Anchor Yale Bible Commentaries

by Raymond E. Brown

A modern translation of this New Testament book is accompanied by historical, descriptive and critical commentaries

Genres: Religion, Christianity, Theology, Biblical Studies

840 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1982

About the author

Roman Catholic priest, member of Society of Saint-Sulpice and a prominent biblical scholar, esteemed by not only his colleagues of the same confession. One of the first Roman Catholic scholars to apply historical-critical analysis to the Bible.

Reviews

[Casey Taylor · Rating 4 out of 5]

Brown never tells you his conclusion without first extensively weighing every possible interpretive option. For the deep reader, that's good. For the weekly preacher, challenging. Once you learn how to sift Brown, his insights are helpful. His conclusions often rest on assumptions many classically orthodox Christians will struggle with but his close work on the text remains helpful.

[Sagely · Rating 5 out of 5]

I wish every commentary were like this one.

Raymond Brown does in the AYB commentary what every good commentary should do. He names his interpretive framework while simultaneously dealing with introductory matter. He takes the text as we receive it, only offering emendations or comments about redaction in clearly marked parenthetical comments. And he asks the difficult and minute questions often glossed over that unearth the unique meaning of the text (not just our assumptions about it).

In my Lenten series on 1, 2, 3 Jn, this volume has been a constant guide.

[Kirk · Rating 5 out of 5]

I feel like commentaries such as this one are indispensable for a Christian. What the early community of faith grasped and lived out is what also we can grasp and live out, like for like.
I truly feel indebted to Raymond Brown for making things so clear

[Kingsley Layton · Rating 4 out of 5]

An excellent addition to any Johannine library.