Judge Jesus

“Jeremiah Stallman’s study of Jesus as Judge in John’s Gospel offers the reader a blend of grammatical, theological, and historical approaches. He attempts to reveal how insights from Second Temple Jewish literature shed fresh light on John’s presentation of Jesus. As a result, this book provides helpful information for an often-overlooked aspect of the Johannine Jesus. Utilizing a host of materials to make his case, Stallman offers an opportunity to reevaluate this popular Gospel.”


—Leo Percer, John W. Rawlings School of Divinity, Liberty University





“The Messianic plot twist of John’s Gospel can be found in the phrase ‘Son of Man.’ By tracing its themes through early Jewish literature, Jeremiah Stallman shows how this title, ripe with cultural and theological expectations, was strategically used by the apostle to shock the religious establishment of his day. Judge Jesus enriches the modern reader’s appreciation of Jesus’s judicio-redemptive identity and his unique authority over Jews and gentiles, the living and the dead.”


—Tyler Scarlett, Pastor-Teacher, Forest Baptist Church, Virginia