The Fourth Gospel, attributed to the apostle John, focuses more than the other three on Christ’s divinity and the three divine persons. For this reason, the Greek tradition calls St. John the Theologian. It differs significantly in style and structure from the other Gospels and has always been one of the most closely read and studied books of the Bible.

In this interview, Dr. William M. Wright IV explains his pick of five books that can help us unlock the riches of the Gospel of St. John.

Dr. William Wright is Professor at the McAnulty College and Graduate School of Liberal Arts at Duquense University. He is a specialist in New Testament studies with special focus on the Johannine writings. He is the author of numerous articles and several books: Rhetoric and Theology: Figural Reading of John 9 (Walter de Gruyter, 2009); The Bible and Catholic Ressourcement: Essays in Scripture and Theology (Emmaus Academic, 2019); and, with Francis Martin, The Gospel of John (Catholic Commentary on Sacred Scripture) (Baker Academic, 2015) and Encountering the Living God in Scripture: Theological and Philosophical Principles for Interpretation (Baker Academic, 2019). He has been elected to the Studiorum Novi Testamenti Societas and serves on the U.S. Lutheran-Roman Catholic Ecumenical Dialogue. He is also a Lay Dominican.

1. The Gospel According to John (vol. 1) (vol 2) by Raymond E. Brown SS
2. The Hour of Jesus: The Passion and Resurrection of Jesus According to John by Ignace de la Potterie SJ
3. The Theology of the Gospel of John by D. Moody Smith
4. The New Interpreter's® Bible Commentary Volume VIII: Luke and John by R. Alan Culpepper and Gail R. O'Day
5. John: Interpreted by Early Christian and Medieval Commentators. edited by Bryan A. Stewart and Michael A. Thomas...and as a supplementary recommendation...
6. Saint Jean : Maître spirituel by Donatien Mollat SJ

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