R. Alan Culpepper

In this latest volume of the highly-regarded Smyth & Helwys Bible Commentary series, renowned New Testament scholar R. Alan Culpepper considers the Gospel of Mark, the first known record of the life and ministry of Jesus Christ. Using a multimedia format, this volume employs a stunning array of art, maps, and drawings to illustrate the insights of the biblical story. Also included is a CD-ROM, which offers powerful searching and research tools, within a complete digital offering of the text.

Mark

Jan G. van der Watt

This book is about creation stories in dialogue, not only between different religious views, but also between current day scientific perspectives.

Radboud Prestige Lectures by R. Alan Culpepper

Creation Stories in Dialogue: The Bible, Science, and Folk Traditions

In this volume, R. Alan Culpepper considers both the Gospel and the Letters of John. The book begins with a close look at the relationship between John and the Synoptics and a summary of John's distinctive thought and language. The second chapter addresses the fascinating issues regarding the origins of the Gospel and the letters: authorship, sources, and composition. The history of the Johannine community is reviewed in chapter three. Chapter four interprets the plot of the Gospel and prepares the student to read John as literature by providing a brief orientation to narrative criticism. The fifth chapter turns to more traditional concerns: John as theology. This chapter provides a digest of the Christology, theology, and eschatology of John. The sixth through the eighth chapters, the heart of the book, guide the student through a reading of the Gospel. The ninth chapter serves as an introduction to the Letters, noting especially their relationship to the Gospel. Each letter is treated in turn. The final chapter examines the challenges and potential of the Johannine literature as documents of faith. "In previous writings Alan Culpepper has shown himself to be one of the best Johannine scholars of our time. He not only conveniently draws together his research but also shows himself to be an excellent teacher." --Raymond E. Brown

Interpreting Biblical Texts Series

The Gospel and Letters of John

The Life of Hugo H. Culpepper

Eternity as a Sunrise

Jörg Frey

The essays in this volume provide significant insights into both the Gospel and current Johannine scholarship. The beginning of John's narrative presents interpreters with tantalizing issues. The elusive narrator introduces the witness of the Baptist, then leaves the scene. What is the function of the Isaianic quotation? What is the role of purification in John, the identity of the unnamed disciple, the meaning of the title, "the lamb of God," the "greater things" Jesus promises the disciples will see, the role of the ascending and descending angels, or Jesus' curt response to his mother? These essays also illustrate how, while the Gospel creatively develops and recasts traditional material, it also calls for its readers to actively engage in dialogue with the text. Contributors: R. Alan Culpepper, Jorg Frey, Christos Karakolis, Craig R. Koester, William Loader, Marianne Meye Thompson, George L. Parsenios, Adele Reinhartz, Udo Schnelle, Michael Theobald, Jan G. van der Watt, Catrin H. Williams, Ruben Zimmermann, Jean Zumstein

Historical, Literary, and Theological Readings from the Colloquium Ioanneum 2015 in Ephesus

The Opening of John's Narrative (John 1:19-2:22)

Collected Essays, 1980-2020

Designs for the Church in the Gospel of John

Carl Clifton Black

Dwight Moody Smith

Every aspect of the study of John is represented in this book, including the historical origins of the Johannine community, the religious traditions in the gospel within and beyond early Christianity, the Fourth Gospel's literary dimensions and theological concerns, and the distinctive challenges presented by the Gospel's interpretation.

R. Alan Culpepper

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