Father, Son and Spirit: The Trinity and John's Gospel

From the patristic period until today, John's Gospel has served as a major source for the church's knowledge, doctrine, and worship of the triune God. Among all New Testament documents the Fourth Gospel provides not only the most raw material for the doctrine of the Trinity, but also the most highly developed patterns of reflection on this material particularly patterns that seek to account in some way for the distinct personhood and divinity of Father, Son and Spirit without compromising the unity of God. While there have been recent, fine studies on aspects of John's doctrine of God, it is surprising that none summarizes and synthesizes what John has to say about God as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. In order to fill this gap, Kostenberger and Swain offer a fresh examination of John's trinitarian vision.

Publisher: IVP
Type: Paperback
ISBN: 9781844742530

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Andreas J. Köstenberger (PhD, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School) is the director of the Center for Biblical Studies and research professor of New Testament and biblical theology at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. He is a prolific author, distinguished evangelical scholar, and editor of the Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society. He is the founder of Biblical Foundations, a ministry devoted to restoring the biblical foundations of the home and the church. Köstenberger and his wife have four children.

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I recently did a research paper on Trinitarian concepts in the Gospel of John for my class at seminary and this book proved to be my best resource. It covers all three persons of the Trinity--how they are presented in the Gospel of John--and it is all done in very accessible language. Wonderful book....five out of five stars! Huh? How did I do on my paper? Well, my paper did not get exactly five out of five stars...but it was not the fault of this book! God bless! Daniel C. Fitch