Readings in St.John's Gospel: 1st and 2nd Series

by William Temple

Compiled from the Gifford Lectures given in Glasgow between November 1932 and March 1934 by William Temple. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0333031482
• ISBN13: 9780333031483
• Release Date: January 1960
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Helpful reflections on Johns Gospel

William Temple, former Archbishop of Canterbury, offers reflections from his readings of St. John's Gospel. Temple does not set out to provide a critical commentary of the gospel but rather more personal devotional reflections. He writes in the introduction that he is writing as he perceives the Holy Spirit speaking to his mind and heart through John's gospel. As such an erudite scholar, his reflections are also filled with scholarly insights in addition to writing touching the heart and soul. His insights are presented by chapter and most verses and help one gain a better understanding of the gospel and to come to a closer relationship the the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Temple opens the book in simple yet profound ways that would be helpful to Christians of all levels of maturity. This book is definitely worth buying and reading. Shakespeare On Spirituality: Life-Changing Wisdom from Shakespeare's Plays

Profound Commentary from the Archbishop of Canterbury

This is one of the best commentaries I have found on the Gospel of John. William Temple was the Archbishop of Canterbury during World War II. His explanations of Jesus' teaching in this gospel are very moving, clear, and more profound than I have read before. The well known passages of John 3, 17, 19 were presented in an intensely clear way drawing from allusions that are more culturally common today, and in it he explains the significance of the imagery that Jesus drew upon to those in his Jewish homeland.