{"product_id":"a-prologue-to-studies-in-the-fourth-gospel-its-independency-issues-and-interpretations-paperback","title":"A Prologue to Studies in the Fourth Gospel: Its Independency, Issues, and Interpretations - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRiku P. Tuppurainen\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Fourth Gospel both blesses and betrays. It blesses readers who engage with its message, but it may betray those who read it nonchalantly. The notion that the Fourth Gospel is easy to understand is an enduring myth. This volume takes readers on a heuristic journey to discover the Fourth Gospel's unique theological aspects, problematic historical matters, inimitable literary features, and various interpretive approaches using an accessible format and easy-to-read language. The purpose of this publication is to enable readers to appreciate the Fourth Gospel's wide horizon, so necessary to understand its narratives in their historical and narrative contexts. Like the prologue of the Fourth Gospel that introduces and gives perspective on how readers should approach the rest of the Gospel, similarly, this volume introduces and gives perspective to studies in the Fourth Gospel. The text is divided into three parts, which examine its independent theology and argumentation, various outstanding issues, and its interpretation respectively. This volume is suitable for a wide readership, from Bible study groups to pastors and from undergraduate to graduate students.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eRiku P. Tuppurainen is the dean of graduate studies at Summit Pacific College, Abbotsford, British Columbia, and the senior pastor of the Finnish Bethel Church, Vancouver, British Columbia. He is the editor of \u003ci\u003eReading St. Luke's Text and Theology: Pentecostal Voices\u003c\/i\u003e (Pickwick, 2019).\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 396\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.81 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 25, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67960247746781,"sku":"9781725273092","price":58.32,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/yTqig9Rc_i9781725273092.webp?v=1790823023","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/a-prologue-to-studies-in-the-fourth-gospel-its-independency-issues-and-interpretations-paperback","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}