John 7:2 - 12:50 - Concordia Commentary

This second commentary volume on the Gospel of John continues in John 7 with verse two reading as a heading for the new section. The four chapters of John 7-10 present the central narrative of Jesus' public ministry in Jerusalem, characterized throughout by his presence in or near the temple. John 11 and John 12 serve as the "last section" of the account of Jesus' public ministry. It contains the "final sign" and three scenes which mark "the close" of Jesus' public work. Weinrich explores essential imagery, significant narrative devices, and historical interpretation of the Book of Signs.Featuring Excursuses on:John 7:37-39: Punctuation and MeaningDoes John 9 Refer to Baptism?Early Christian Interpretations of John 10:30 John of Damascus on the Two Wills of Christand many more.About the SeriesThe 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.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.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.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.