The final words of the Gospel of John might also be written about John's
gospel itself: "There are also many other things that Jesus did, which
if they were written one by one, I suppose that even the world itself
could not contain the books that would be written" (21:25). Books about
the fourth gospel fill library shelves; courses on John are prominent in
colleges and seminaries; and film and dramatic presentations based on
John are produced every year. John's gospel has inspired Christian
believers and challenged biblical scholars since the time of its
composition. Why does it inspire? Why does it challenge?
In this commentary, Dr. Jonathan D. Huntzinger shows that John's book is
unique among the gospels because it emphasizes that Jesus offers the
eternal life of God to the people of God. Huntzinger shows that John
describes Jesus as God's Word upon whom the Spirit descended and
remained, so that John's readers will see the ministry of Jesus as the
beginning of a new creative work of God.