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The Light Has Come: An Exposition of the Fourth Gospel
Thousands of books have been written on the Fourth Gospel, but few have had the lasting impact of this modern classic by respected missiologist Lesslie Newbigin. Developed over a period of thirty years during which Newbigin led Bible studies as a bishop in the Church of South India, this excellent commentary on John is unique both in its power to prepare pastors and teacher to effectively declare the Word of God to others and in its ability to clearly communicate John's message to contemporary Western readers.
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The Light Has Come: An Exposition of the Fourth Gospel
Thousands of books have been written on the Fourth Gospel, but few have had the lasting impact of this modern classic by respected missiologist Lesslie Newbigin. Developed over a period of thirty years during which Newbigin led Bible studies as a bishop in the Church of South India, this excellent commentary on John is unique both in its power to prepare pastors and teacher to effectively declare the Word of God to others and in its ability to clearly communicate John's message to contemporary Western readers.
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The Light Has Come: An Exposition of the Fourth Gospel

The Light Has Come: An Exposition of the Fourth Gospel

by Lesslie Newbigin
The Light Has Come: An Exposition of the Fourth Gospel

The Light Has Come: An Exposition of the Fourth Gospel

by Lesslie Newbigin

Overview

Thousands of books have been written on the Fourth Gospel, but few have had the lasting impact of this modern classic by respected missiologist Lesslie Newbigin. Developed over a period of thirty years during which Newbigin led Bible studies as a bishop in the Church of South India, this excellent commentary on John is unique both in its power to prepare pastors and teacher to effectively declare the Word of God to others and in its ability to clearly communicate John's message to contemporary Western readers.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780802818959
Publisher: Eerdmans, William B. Publishing Company
Publication date: 08/19/1981
Pages: 296
Product dimensions: 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.67(d)

About the Author

(1909-1998) Lesslie Newbigin was born in Newcastle-on-Tyne, U.K., in 1909. He completed his undergraduate studies in Cambridge and then served as Staff Secretary of the Student Christian Movement in Glasgow, Scotland. He studied theology at Westminster College at Cambridge and was ordained by the Presbytery of Edinburgh, Church of Scotland in 1936. That same year Newbigin married Helen Henderson and the two of them left for India where he was to be missionary of the Church of Scotland.

In 1947 Reverend Newbigin was consecrated Bishop in the Church of South India, formed by the union of Anglican, Methodist, and Reformed churches. He also served on the Central Committee of the World Council of Churches and as Chairman of the Advisory Committee on the main theme of the Second Assembly. Other members of the committee included famous theologians such as Barth, Brunner, and Niebuhr.

In 1959 Newbigin was called to be General Secretary of the International Missionary Council with offices in London and New York. He was responsible for carrying through final negotiations for the merger with the World Council of Churches. In 1962 he became the first director of the Division of World Mission and Evangelism, and Associate General Secretary of the World Council of Churches with headquarters in Geneva.

In 1965 he was recalled by the Church of South India as Bishop in Madras and remained there until his retirement in 1974. He lived in London, England, until his death in 1998.

Table of Contents

    Preface

  1. Overture (1:1-18)
  2. The First Disciples (1:19-51)
  3. The First Signs (2:1-22)
  4. Nicodemus (2:23-3:21)
  5. Jesus and John (3:22-36)
  6. Samaria and Galilee (4:1-54)
  7. The Son and the Father (5:1-62)
  8. Bread from Heaven (6:1-71)
  9. Light and Darkness (7:1-8:59)
  10. Sight and Blindness (9:1-41)
  11. The Good Shepherd (10:1-42)
  12. Lazarus (11:1-57)
  13. Prelude to the Passion (12:1-50)
  14. The Supper (13:1-30)
  15. Jesus and His Disciples (13:31-14:31)
  16. Jesus, the Disciples, and the World (15:1-16:33)
  17. The Consecration (17:1-26)
  18. The Victorious Passion (18:1-19:42)
  19. Reunion in Jerusalem (20:1-31)
  20. Reunion in Galilee (21:1-25)
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