Short reading list for the Fourth Gospel

The Gospel of John is the most "theological" of them all. Written long after the Resurrection, it represents nearly 70 years of thinking in the early church. The picture of Jesus is very different from the three "Synoptic" Gospels of Mark, Matthew and Luke

It's hard work, but worth the effort in the end

Essential Reading

1. King, Nicholas The New Testament Kevin Mayhew, 2004, ISBN: 1-84417-324-0
2. King, Nicholas The New Testament John Kevin Mayhew, 2006, ISBN: 1-84417-530-8

Commentaries

1. Brown, Raymond E The Gospel and Epistles of John The Liturgical Press, Collegeville, Minnesota, 1988, ISBN: 0-8146-1283-0
2. Molony, Francis J The Gospel of John Sacra Pagina Vol 4, The Liturgical Press, Collegeville, Minnesota, 1998, ISBN:978-0-8146-5976-0
3. Wright, Tom John for Everyone Part 1 (Ch 1-10) SPCK, 2004, ISBN: 978-0-281-05302-5
4. Wright, Tom John for Everyone Part 2 (Ch 11-21) SPCK, 2004, ISBN: 978-0-281-05520-3

Background

1. Brown, Raymond E (edited by Francis J Molony) An Introduction to the Gospel of John Doubleday,2003, ISBN:0-385-50722-4
2. Brown, Raymond E The Community of the Beloved Disciple Paulist Press, 1979, ISBN: 0-8091-2174-3
3. Brown, Raymond E An Introduction to the New Testament Anchor Bible Series, Doubleday, 1997, ISBN: 0-385-24767-2
4. Molony, Francis J MARY Woman and Mother Wipe & Stock, Eugene Oregan, 1988, ISBN: 978-1-60608-965-1
5. Perrin, Norman The New Testament An Introduction Harcourt Brace Jovanovich Inc, 1974, ISBN: 0-15-565725-9