Come to the Light

Brendan Byrne, SJ, is a professor of New Testament at Jesuit Theological College, within the United Faculty of Theology, Parkville, Melbourne, Australia. He is the author of Romans (1996) in the Sacra Pagina series, Lifting the Burden: Reading Matthew's Gospel in the Church Today (2004), A Costly Freedom: A Theological Reading of Mark's Gospel (2008), Life Abounding: A Reading of John’s Gospel (2014), and The Hospitality of God: A Reading of Luke's Gospel (2015), published by Liturgical Press.

"The reflections on John's Gospel contained in this book are written with beautiful lucidity and depth. The authorial combination of an eminent New Testament scholar and a Jesuit priest is incomparable, offering incisive commentary on the text alongside engaged reflection, from within the Ignatian tradition, on its profound meaning for the reader. The book is a great gift to the church across denominational divides and different spiritual traditions, enabling a prayerful and transformative reading of the Fourth Gospel."

• ContentsPreface vii1   Prologue 1: John 1:1-13 12   Prologue 2: John 1:14-18 63   Call of the Disciples: John 1:37-51 114   The Wedding at Cana: John 2:1-11 195   Nicodemus Comes to the Light: John 3:1-21 246   Jesus and the Woman of Samaria: John 4:5-42 317   The Royal Official: John 4:46-54 408   The Bread of Life: John 6:1-71 449   Jesus and the Accused Woman: John 8:1-11 5410   The Man Born Blind: John 9:1-41 5811   The Raising of Lazarus: John 11:1-44 6612   Jesus Washes His Disciples’ Feet: John 13:1-17 7313   The Prayer of Jesus: John 17:1-26 7914   Jesus on Trial: John 18:28–19:16 8315   Jesus Crucified: John 19:17-42 8916   At the Empty Tomb: John 20:1-18 9617   The Risen Lord in Jerusalem: John 20:19-31 10218   The Risen Lord in Galilee: John 21:1-25 106Literature Cited and Further Reading 112Scripture Index 113Subject Index 117