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Article: The Word of Life: A Theology of John's Gospel
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- Interpretation
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- October 1, 2009
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The Word of Life: A Theology of John's Gospel by Craig R. Koester Eerdmans, Grand Rapids, 2008. 259 pp. $21.00. ISBN 9780-8028-2938-2.
CRAIG KOESTER PROVES AN adept guide to John's theological landscape in this latest book. His earUer respected study, Symbolism in the Fourth Gospel: Meaning Mystery, Community (Fortress, 1995; 2nd edition, 2003), iUumined the evocative and multi-faceted nature of John's symbolic language, helping readers appreciate the spectrum of meanings conveyed by a single image. The insights ofthat fine work permeate the comprehensive and richly nuanced reading he now provides of die major theological dimensions of John's Gospel.
Koester describes John's Gospel as "a ...