The Letters of John, Second Edition (Pillar New Testament Commentary | PNTC)

by Colin G. Kruse

Publishers:

Eerdmans; Apollos

, 2020

Overview

Based on the latest text of the NIV, this updated commentary reflects the most current scholarship.

This updated and revised Pillar commentary seeks to clearly explain the meaning of John’s letters to teachers, pastors, and general readers looking for a reliable and trusted resource for personal study. Colin Kruse introduces the important issues involved in interpreting the Johannine letters, gives verse-by-verse comments, and provides extensive discussion of John’s major theological themes, including the real humanity of Christ, atonement, the role of the Spirit, Christian assurance, the meaning of koinonia, Christian love, and eternal life.

Designed both for serious students and for general readers of the Bible, the Pillar New Testament Commentary volumes seek to make clear the meaning of the text of Scripture as we have it. The scholars writing these volumes interact with the most important, informed contemporary debate yet avoid undue technical detail. Their ideal is a blend of rigorous exegesis and exposition, scholarship and pastoral sensitivity, with an eye alert both to biblical theology and to the contemporary relevance of the Bible.

Key Features

Contents

• Provides an introduction to the authorship, date, purpose, structure, and theology of the letters of John
• Contains extensive discussion of John’s major theological themes
• Introduces the important issues involved in interpreting the Johannine letters

Product Details

• Title: The Letters of John (Second Edition)
• Author: Colin G. Kruse
• Edition: Second Edition
• Series: Pillar New Testament Commentary
• Publishers: Eerdmans, Apollos
• Print Publication Date: 2020
• Logos Release Date: 2020
• Pages: 282
• Era: era:contemporary
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Subjects: Bible. N.T. Epistles of John › Commentaries; Bible. N.T. 1 John › Commentaries; Bible. N.T. 2 John › Commentaries; Bible. N.T. 3 John › Commentaries
• ISBNs: 9780802876676, 9781789742572, 0802876676, 1789742579
• Resource ID: LLS:PNTC83JN1
• Resource Type: Bible Commentary
• Metadata Last Updated: 2025-09-12T21:53:33Z

About Colin G. Kruse

Colin G. Kruse (PhD, Fuller Theological Seminary) is senior lecturer of New Testament at Melbourne School of Theology. In the twenty years following his ordination into the Anglican ministry, Kruse gained practical experience in parishes in Australia and the U.S. along with five years of missionary service as a theological lecturer in Indonesia. Besides journal articles on the New Testament, Old Testament and the Dead Sea Scrolls, Kruse has authored several books including Paul, the Law and Justification and New Testament Models for Ministry: Jesus and Paul. He has also written the Tyndale New Testament Commentary on 2 Corinthians and the Pillar New Testament Commentary titles The Letters of John and Paul's Letter to the Romans.

 

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