Released in the UK January 2016
Released in the US March 2016
Large trade paperback | 320 Pages
9781781917176 • £9.99 $15.99
BISAC – REL006070
John’s Gospel is the mature reflections of the last living apostle. John the apostle wrote this book approximately fifty–five years after the resurrection of Jesus. During those years he had reflected on the words and deeds of Jesus and the result is that the pages of the Gospel contain the seasoned thinking of one of Jesus’ closest friends.
New Testament scholar William F. Cook brings us the latest in the popular Focus on the Bible series. In a lucid and engaging style, he leads us through the Gospel of John.
William F. Cook
William F. Cook has taught New Testament for twenty-four years. For the past fifteen years at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky. In addition to his teaching, Dr. Cook has been the Lead Pastor at The Ninth and O Baptist Church in Louisville for over fourteen years.
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Bill Cook is a wonderful New Testament scholar and pastor ... This book will serve extremely well those who preach and teach the Word of God chapter by chapter, verse by verse and word by word.
Daniel L. Akin
President, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, Wake Forest, North Carolina
In this volume William Cook guides the reader through the complexities of John, avoiding both oversimplification and overcomplication ... This would make a fine resource for personal or group study of one of history's most important and influential writings.
Brandon D. Crowe
Associate Professor of New Testament, Westminster Theological Seminary, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
... We see the mind of the professor and the heart of the pastor in this excellent commentary ... This is a wonderful resource for Bible readers, Sunday School teachers, and pastors.
Thomas R. Schreiner
James Buchanan Harrison Professor of New Testament Interpretation and Associate Dean, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Louisville, Kentucky
In lucid and engaging style, Cook proves a faithful tour guide through the Gospel of John. In reading his commentary, you will quickly sense that the author has spent decades studying carefully and preaching faithfully the biblical text he now exposits with skill and passion.
Robert L. Plummer
Professor of New Testament Interpretation, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Louisville, Kentucky