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Brimming with lavish, full-color photos and graphics, the Zondervan Illustrated Bible Backgrounds Commentary walks you chapter by chapter through all the books of the New Testament. Its like slipping on a set of glasses that lets you read the Bible through the eyes of a first-century reader! Discoveries await you that will snap the world of the New Testament into gripping immediacy. Things that seem mystifying, puzzling, or obscure will take on tremendous meaning when you view them in their ancient context. Youll deepen your understanding of the teachings of Jesus. Youll discover the close, sometimes startling interplay between Gods kingdom and the practical affairs of the church. Best of all, youll gain a deepened awareness of the Bibles relevance for your life. Written in a clear, engaging style, this beautiful commentary provides a new and accessible approach that more technical expository and exegetical commentaries dont offer. It features: Commentary based on relevant papyri, inscriptions, archaeological discoveries, and studies of Judaism, Roman culture, Hellenism, and other features of the world of the New Testament Hundreds of full-color photographs, color illustrations, and line drawings Copious maps, charts, and timelines Sidebar articles and insights Reflections on the Bibles relevance for 21st-century living.;Series Introduction -- Authors Preface -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- Select Bibliography -- Commentary on John -- Theology of John -- Scripture Index -- Other Ancient Literature Index -- Subject Index -- Author Index

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About the Authors General editor Clinton E Arnold PhD University of - photo 1

About the Authors

General editor:

Clinton E. Arnold (Ph.D., University of Aberdeen), professor and chairman, department of New Testament, Talbot School of Theology, Biola University, Los Angeles, California

Gospel of John:

Andreas J. Kstenberger (Ph.D., Trinity Evangelical Divinity School; Dr. rer. soc. oec., Vienna University of Economics), professor of New Testament and Greek, director of Ph.D./Th.M. studies, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, Wake Forest, North Carolina

Zondervan Illustrated Bible Backgrounds Commentary
John

Clinton E. Arnold

GENERAL EDITOR

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ZONDERVAN

John

Copyright 2002 by Andreas J. Kstenberger

Previously published in John, Acts

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ePub Edition April 2016: ISBN 978-0-310-53017-6

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The Library of Congress catalogued the printed edition as follows:

Zondervan illustrated Bible backgrounds commentary / Clinton E. Arnold, general editor.

p. cm.

Includes bibliographic references.

Contents: v. 1. Matthew, Mark, Luke-v. 2. John, Acts-v. 3. Romans to Philemon-v. 4. Hebrews to Revelation.

ISBN 9780-31021806-7 (v. 1)ISBN 978-0-310-21807-4 (v. 2)ISBN 978-0-310-21808-1 (v. 3)ISBN 978-0-310-21809-8 (v. 4)

1. Bible. N.T. Commentaries. I. Arnold, Clinton E.

BS2341.52.Z66 2001

225.7-dc21 2001046801


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Andreas J. Kstenberger

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All readers of the Bible have a tendency to view what it says through their own culture and life circumstances. This can happen almost subconsiously as we read the pages of the text.

When most people in the church read about the thief on the cross, for instance, they immediately think of a burglar that held up a store or broke into a home. They may be rather shocked to find out that the guy was actually a Jewish revolutionary figure who was part of a growing movement in Palestine eager to throw off Roman rule.

It also comes as something of a surprise to contemporary Christians that cursing in the New Testament era had little or nothing to do with cussing somebody out. It had far more to do with the invocation of spirits to cause someone harm.

No doubt there is a need in the church for learning more about the world of the New Testament to avoid erroneous interpretations of the text of Scripture. But relevant historical and cultural insights also provide an added dimension of perspective to the words of the Bible. This kind of information often functions in the same way as watching a movie in color rather than in black and white. Finding out, for instance, how Paul compared Christs victory on the cross to a joyous celebration parade in honor of a Roman general after winning an extraordinary battle brings does indeed magnify the profundity and implications of Jesus work on the cross. Discovering that the factions at Corinth (I follow Paul I follow Apollos ) had plenty of precedent in the local cults (I follow Aphrodite; I follow Apollo ) helps us understand the why of a particular problem. Learning about the water supply from the springs of Hierapolis that flowed into Laodicea as lukewarm water enables us to appreciate the relevance of the metaphor Jesus used when he addressed the spiritual laxity of this church.

My sense is that most Christians are eager to learn more about the real life setting of the New Testament. In the preaching and teaching of the Bible in the church, congregants are always grateful when they learn something of the background and historical context of the text. It not only helps them understand the text more accurately, but often enables them to identify with the people and circumstances of the Bible. I have been asked on countless occasions by Christians, Where can I get access to good historical background information about this passage? Earnest Christians are hungry for information that makes their Bibles come alive.

The stimulus for this commentary came from the church and the aim is to serve the church. The contributors to this series have sought to provide illuminating and interesting historical/cultural background information. The intent was to draw upon relevant papyri, inscriptions, archaeological discoveries, and the numerous studies of Judaism, Roman culture, Hellenism, and other features of the world of the New Testament and to make the results accessible to people in the church. We recognize that some readers of the commentary will want to go further, and so the sources of the information have been carefully documented in endnotes.

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