Product Information

Author / Jey J. Kanagaraj & Ian S.Kemp

ISBN / 981047234X

General Editor / Bruce J. Nicholls, David Kim, Ken Gnanakan

Publisher / Asia Theological Association

Publication Date / 2002

Distributed by / Campus Crusade Asia Limited

Format / Paperback (Soft Cover)

Language / English

Number of Pages / 420

Dimensions / 20.4 x 13.5 x 2.8 cm

Weight / 370 g

Author Description

Jey Kanagaraj teaches New Testament and is Head of the Department of Biblical Studies at the Union Biblical Seminary, Pune, India. He completed his Ph.D at the University of Durham, UK under Prof. James D.G. Dunn. He has served as a pastor for ten years in the Church of South India, Madurai-Ramnad District and is now the associate Presbyter of St Mary's Church (Church of North India) in Pune. He is the author of ‘“Mysticism” in the Gospel of John: An Inquiry into its Background’ (1998), and of another commentary on John’s Gospel written to the Indian context (2005). In addition, he has edited two books and published numerous articles.

Ian S. Kemp has pastored Baptist churches and trained students for Christian leadership in India and New Zealand for the past 50 years. He taught New Testament, Preaching and Missions at Union Biblical Seminary, Yavatmal and Pune for half this time. He now assists a local church in Auckland in preaching and supervising cell group leaders and continues a writing and editing ministry. He is a graduate of the Universities of Auckland, Melbourne and Oxford. Ian is married with three adult children and nine grandchildren.

Product Description

This series of commentaries on all the books of the Old and New Testament is designed to enable readers to understand the Scriptures in their own context, and to interpret and apply them to the plurality of Asian cultures in which they live and work. 

The series is designed for use by pastors in their expository ministry of preaching, teaching and counselling, by teachers and students in their theological studies, and by men and women who lead small groups in churches and homes.

Contents

Section I - Introduction (by Jey J. Kanagaraj)

1. The Structure Of The Gospel

2. The Literary Style Of The Gospel

3. The Sources Of The Gospel

4. The Origin Of The Gospel

5. The Occasion And Purpose Of The Gospel

6. The Background Of The Gospel 


Section II - Theological Emphases (by Jey J. Kanagaraj)

7. Jesus Christ And His Mission

8. The Holy Spirit And His Mission

9. The Church And Her Mission

10. Salvation Now And Then 


Conclusion


Section III - Analysis and Exposition (by Ian S. Kemp)