John 1

<p>As the beloved disciple John brings a unique perspective on the life and ministry of Christ. In simple majesty he confesses the divinity and mission of Christ in some of the most profound passage of the scriptures. In this original translation and commentary Rev. Dr. William C. Weinrich tackles the Gospel line by line with a firmly Christological hermeneutic. He notes especially the emphasis John gives to the eternity of Christ addressing this in the omission of a nativity narrative in favor John's famous In the beginning was the Word [1:1]</p><p>Features</p><ul><li>Arguments for Baptism as a central theme in John</li><li>A focus on the sacramental implications of John's Gospel</li><li>An overview of significant John commentaries from the church fathers medieval reformers and modern scholars.</li></ul><p>Essays</p><ul><li>Two Statements on Participation in the Eucharist</li><li>Does John 6 Speak of the Eucharist?</li><li>The Multiplication of the Loaves as a Eucharistic Symbol</li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>About the series</strong></p><p>The Concordia Commentary Series: A Theological Exposition of Sacred Scripture is written to enable pastors and teachers of the Word to proclaim the Gospel with greater insight clarity and faithfulness to the divine intent of the Biblical text.</p><p>The series will cover all the canonical books of the Old and New Testament with an original translation and meticulous grammatical analysis of the Hebrew Aramaic or Greek of each text. The foremost interpretive lens centers on the unified proclamation of the person and work of Christ across every Scriptural book.</p><p>The Commentary fully affirms the divine inspiration inerrancy and authority of Scripture; Each passage bears witness to the confession that God has reconciled the world to Himself through the incarnation ministry death resurrection and ascension of Christ His Son.</p><p>Authors expose the rich treasury of language imagery and thematic content of the Scripture while supplementing their work with additional research in archaeology history and extrabiblical literature. Throughout God's Word emanates from authors careful attention and inculcates the ongoing life of the Church in Word Sacrament and daily confession.</p><p><br></p>