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LIBERTY THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY
COMMENTARY SEARCH ON APORIA IN THE 21ST CHAPTER OF JOHN
WRITTEN FOR PROFESSOR THOMAS CAMPBELL
IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE COURSE
NBST 655 THE GOSPEL OF JOHN
BY DENISE WATSON-SMITH #221890
July 15, 2012
LYNCHBURG, VA
TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION………………………………………………………………………...3
COMMENTARY ANALYSIS…………..………………………………………………..3 D.A. Carson……………………………………………………………………….3 W. Hall Harris III………………………………………………………………….4 Leon Morris……………………………………………………………………….6
DISCUSSION/EVALUATION …………………………………………………….…….6
CONCLUSION……………………………………………………………………..……..7
BIBLIOGRAPHY…………………………………………………………………………9
INTRODUCTION
Within the Gospel of John lies a tremendous amount of texts that offer an element of controversy or irregularities. With some of the issues that are presented by these controversies, the question can be posed if the Gospel of John was authored by one or by a few different people. Looking at the scriptures and the placement of these things, it would appear that one wrote one thing and one wrote another and they all came together later. These texts or scriptures pose a problem to many readers of this gospel because they do not correspond either chronologically or topically and at times it appears that the narration seems to flow in a manner that is not consistent. The aporia for this particular assignment is the controversy of John 21. Does the same author as chapters 1-20 author this particular chapter, and if so, where did the controversy stem? By viewing commentaries by D.A. Carson, W. Hall Harris III and Leon Morris, we can bring evidence that this chapter along with chapters 1-20 were indeed authored by the same person, yet the time when it was written was at a much later date which would give way to the controversy.
COMMENTARY ANALYSIS
Commentary 1~ D.A. Carson Carson offers and approach to the matter at hand in this manner. He states that the chapter in question was indeed written by the same
COMMENTARY SEARCH ON APORIA IN THE 21ST CHAPTER OF JOHN
WRITTEN FOR PROFESSOR THOMAS CAMPBELL
IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE COURSE
NBST 655 THE GOSPEL OF JOHN
BY DENISE WATSON-SMITH #221890
July 15, 2012
LYNCHBURG, VA
TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION………………………………………………………………………...3
COMMENTARY ANALYSIS…………..………………………………………………..3 D.A. Carson……………………………………………………………………….3 W. Hall Harris III………………………………………………………………….4 Leon Morris……………………………………………………………………….6
DISCUSSION/EVALUATION …………………………………………………….…….6
CONCLUSION……………………………………………………………………..……..7
BIBLIOGRAPHY…………………………………………………………………………9
INTRODUCTION
Within the Gospel of John lies a tremendous amount of texts that offer an element of controversy or irregularities. With some of the issues that are presented by these controversies, the question can be posed if the Gospel of John was authored by one or by a few different people. Looking at the scriptures and the placement of these things, it would appear that one wrote one thing and one wrote another and they all came together later. These texts or scriptures pose a problem to many readers of this gospel because they do not correspond either chronologically or topically and at times it appears that the narration seems to flow in a manner that is not consistent. The aporia for this particular assignment is the controversy of John 21. Does the same author as chapters 1-20 author this particular chapter, and if so, where did the controversy stem? By viewing commentaries by D.A. Carson, W. Hall Harris III and Leon Morris, we can bring evidence that this chapter along with chapters 1-20 were indeed authored by the same person, yet the time when it was written was at a much later date which would give way to the controversy.
COMMENTARY ANALYSIS
Commentary 1~ D.A. Carson Carson offers and approach to the matter at hand in this manner. He states that the chapter in question was indeed written by the same
Bibliography: Gary M. Burge, Interpreting the Gospel of John, (Grand Rapids: Baker Books, 1992), Carson, The Gospel According To John, 665 W. Hall Harris III, Commentary on the Gospel of John, (Biblical Studies Press, 2006) Leon Morris, The Gospel According to John, The New International Commentary on the New Testament (Grand Rapids, MI: William B