Gift Upon Gift

"With an impressive critical command of scholarship on the Fourth Gospel since Bultmann, this study will play a significant role in the ongoing quest to see the Gospel correctly aligned within its matrix in the Jewish tradition. It represents a notable contribution to Jewish-Christian understanding as well as to Johannine scholarship."

--Brendan Byrne, SJ, Melbourne College of Divinity



"Sherri Brown's book is a delight to read. Rich in insight and sensitively treating the faith perspective of this Gospel, she proposes that God's covenantal relationship with Israel is now continued and explicated fully in God's covenantal gift of Jesus--a gift upon gift (John 1:16). Her well written study examines John's understanding of Scripture and the trauma of post-70 believers as they negotiate belief in Jesus in continuity and tension with Judaism. I welcome and highly recommend this addition to Johannine scholarship."

--Mary L. Coloe, Australian Catholic University, Melbourne



"Sherri Brown provides a wonderfully insightful rereading of the Gospel according to John in light of the biblical covenant motif. Her analysis highlights the mother of Jesus, 'the Jews,' and Pilate as three characters who respectively epitomize acceptance of Jesus, rejection of Jesus, and the ambivalence of not knowing what is at stake. With Brown's covenantal reading of the Johannine story, the old gospel becomes a fresh story, acquiring new life and shedding new light."

--Raymond F. Collins, Brown University



"This work makes a significant contribution to Jewish-Christian understanding. It reads

well and is rich in insight, containing sound, relevant, and functional analysis and

exegesis. Scholarly debates and criticism, no doubt present in the original dissertation,

have not been included here; the work therefore reads smoothly, and Brown's arguments

are easy to follow. Gift upon Gift is a valuable resource within the context of the broader

discussion of the nature of Johannine Christology/ethics and should be drawn upon in

any discussion of the Fourth Gospel. This work is to be recommended to anyone seeking a

deeper understanding of the content and message of the Fourth Gospel."

-- Review of Biblical Literature, June 2012



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