Do readers of this blog have any thoughts on what commentary on the Gospel of John works best as a textbook for an undergraduate course on that Gospel ? The context is a university that does not have a religious affiliation, although many students obviously do.
I’m tempted to just tell them to pick a commentary from a list – one that would probably include authors such as Kysar, Lindars, Brown, Talbert, Witherington, Keener, Neyrey. It just seems difficult to find one that is an obvious best choice and is still in print. There are some very strong overviews or introductions – those by Brown or Kysar, for instance – but I’d prefer to use a commentary which can introduce key issues of authorship, context, and interpretation, and then continue to serve as a guide as students read through the Gospel and discuss it in class.
Any suggestions?
For my religion and science fiction course I am probably going to put together a reader for the secondary literature – there is no one book currently in print that covers the range of topics and stories/shows that the course will touch on. I could get them to read Religions Of Star Trek
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