The Glory of the Crucified One

Making available previously untranslated works and new essays, English-speaking New Testament scholars can now more easily access and appreciate Professor Frey’s extensive and thought-provoking studies on the Gospel and Letters of John. Grounded in mature theological insight and exegetical skill, Frey makes a powerful argument for the climatic place of Johannine theology in New Testament thought as early Christianity developed toward its more recognizable orthodox formulations. Readers of all backgrounds will value the clarity of thought and focus, the wealth of research, and the poignant theological insights that help us not only encounter John’s writings in a new light, but also Frey’s own.

~Alicia D. Myers, Assistant Professor of New Testament & Greek, Campbell University Divinity School

One of the leading New Testament scholars of this generation, Jörg Frey here offers a series of mature reflections on the text that has been at the center of his research for many years. Learned essays explore the unique literary character of the Gospel, its engagement with its social setting, its ironic theology, and its profound reflection on the nature and work of Jesus Christ. Impressive learning and deep insight unite in a volume that all students of the Fourth Gospel and of early Christianity in general will want to study.

~Harry Attridge, Sterling Professor of Divinity, Yale Divinity School

Jörg Frey is one of the foremost Johannine scholars today. This volume containing some of his most important essays on the Fourth Gospel will be welcomed by English-language readers, who will now be able to access Frey’s insights on issues that are key to the current scholarly discussion of the Gospel of John. These include the highly fraught question of John’s portrayal of ‘the Jews’ and the significance of the Gospel for the process by which the early believers in Christ developed identities that were separate from and over against the Jewish context in which the Jesus movement first emerged. This volume will be a must-read for anyone interested in history and theology in the Gospel of John.

~Adele Reinhartz, Professor of Classics and Religious Studies, University of Ottawa

This is a suggestive and rich set of essays that encourages readers to think in fresh ways not just about individual Johannine themes, but about the links between these themes and the evangelist's reasons for tackling this set of themes in the man­ner they are presented. There are new insights in every essay. As such this volume is an important contribution to the continuing task of understand­ing the theological message of the Gospel of John.

~Paul Foster, Expository Times

Frey brings to this book years of research, and a wide breadth of New Testament scholarship. As the titles of sections and chapters indicate, this book is a feast of Johannine scholarship for scholars and graduate students, as it raises the critical concerns in Johannine studies and presents an excellent overview of previous studies and approaches before presenting Frey’s arguments for his Literary-Historical-Theological approach.

~Mary Coloe, Australian Biblical Review