The Gospel according to John

The Gospel according to John

by Raymond E. Brown

1966

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One of the hallmarks of Raymond E. Brown's scholarship. Johannine Christianity refers to an ancient Christian community of uncertain existence, which placed great emphasis on the teachings of Jesus, particularly as revealed through the Gospel of John. Starting as a community of early followers of Jesus who "defined themselves rather starkly against the Jewish milieu in which they arose, these believers cultivated an intense devotion to Jesus as the definitive revelation of God's salvific will.