{"product_id":"the-word-from-the-beginning-the-person-and-work-of-jesus-in-the-gospel-of-john-hardcover","title":"The Word from the Beginning: The Person and Work of Jesus in the Gospel of John - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBruce G. Schuchard\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"And the Word became flesh\"\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJohn's Gospel famously opens with a poetic prologue about the Word. However, after these initial verses, the theme of God's Word incarnate seems to fade. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe silence is only apparent. In \u003ci\u003eThe Word from the Beginning\u003c\/i\u003e, Bruce G. Schuchard reunites John's prologue with the rest of his Gospel. What Jesus \u003ci\u003edoes\u003c\/i\u003e in the Gospel embodies who Jesus \u003ci\u003eis\u003c\/i\u003e in the prologue. Jesus's words and actions reveal and unfold his unique identity as the Word. Jesus is indeed God's Word enfleshed. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis theological reading of John's Gospel unifies Jesus's identity, words, and work, opening up implications for Johannine Christology.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBruce G. Schuchard \u003c\/b\u003eteaches at Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, where he chairs the department of exegetical theology. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eScripture within Scripture: The Interrelationship of Form and Function in the Explicit Citations of the Old Testament in the Gospel of John.\u003c\/i\u003e He also wrote \u003ci\u003e1-3 John\u003c\/i\u003e in the Concordia Commentary series and coedited \u003ci\u003eAbiding Word: The Use of Scripture in the Gospel of John\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 160\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 9.1 x 5.8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 14, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42157801504903,"sku":"9781683596028","price":26.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/02dc836dc3bb98f07aaaae26a0342a42.webp?v=1733253820","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/the-word-from-the-beginning-the-person-and-work-of-jesus-in-the-gospel-of-john-hardcover","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}