Truth on Trial: The Lawsuit Motif in the Fourth Gospel

Lincoln provides a scholarly research on the trial motif in the Gospel of John. It is a book that worth to keep. It provides an extensive study from different angles on the trial motif in the gospel of John. His survey covers the following areas1. Lawsuit and narrative2. Lawsuit, Jewish scripture, and the fourth gospel3. Key stages in the trial proceedings4. Lawsuit and Literary Issues5. Lawsuit and the theology of John6. Fourth Gospel's Lawsuit in Historical and Social perspectives... This is a comprehensive study on the lawsuit motif in the gospel of John. It is helpful to those who wants to have an extensive study on this issue.

THIS IS ONE OF THE BEST THEOLOGY BOOKS I HAVE EVER READ. IT SHOWS WITH AUTHORITY HOW THE ENTIRE GOSPEL OF JOHN IS A TRIAL WHERE JESUS IS THE ACCUSED BUT THEN HE TURNS OUT TO BE THE JUDGE. WOW. WHAT SCHOLARSHIP!

I did not understand the reading always, some is understandible for me and some is not. I guess everyone has their ways of expressing information. Yet, it is very informative. If you like me that intense readings with not such a great knowledge of vocabulary, take the reading time in sections and slowing so you can understand it better. Like in many book, you will agree with the author in some things, and other things you will not. Sometimes when a book has too many disagreement/bias with me I put it down, but since this was for Class in John I had no choice but to read it and write papers on. This is just my personal opinion. Yet, in class I found other students that enjoyed the book very much.

Extremely stimulating analysis.

This was a very difficult book, carefully argued but it is not a book to read. It is a book to be studied carefully, and in fact would constitute a major study for 12 months.Alan Stuart.