Some Books on John

For the Narrative Lectionary, the gospel this year is John. If you’re already familiar with the Gospel of John, you might have noticed that many of our readings so far this year (since September) have sounded similar to aspects of John. And that would be by design. If you’re not too familiar with John yet, don’t worry, we’ve got until Easter with John. We’ll begin with John on December 21^st. And as I’ve been preparing for our four (ish) months of John, I’ve been reading quite a few books on John. While the commentaries are a bit on the heavier side, here are a few shorter books on John that you might find interesting. (Links are to Cokesbury or Bookshop but can be found at many other book sellers.)

• Reading the Gospel of John through Palestinian Eyes by Rev. Yohanna Katanacho, a Palestinian pastor.

• John for Normal People: A guide through the depth and drama of the Fourth Gospel by Jennifer Garcia Bashaw

• The Gospel of John: A Beginner's Guide to the Way, the Truth, and the Life by Amy-Jill Levine (The author of our Advent Study)

• John: The Gospel of Light and Life by Rev. Adam Hamilton (You might recognize this study from a few years ago).

• John for Everyone, Part 1 (Chapters 1-10) and John for Everyone, Part 2 (Chapters 11-21) by N T Wright

• The Grave Robber: How Jesus Can Make Your Impossible Possible by Mark Batterson (I used to go to Dr. Batterson’s church before I switched to the UMC).

Are there any books you would recommend?