Publisher's Description: The Fourth Gospel has been a rich resource for the Christian church in the development of its trinitarian doctrine of God. Surprisingly, however, few extended studies of its trinitarian theology are available.

In this new contribution to the New Studies in Biblical Theology, Andreas J. Köstenberger and Scott R. Swain provide a thorough biblical survey and theological treatment of the three persons of the Godhead in John's Gospel--situating it within the context of Second Temple Jewish monotheism; synthesizing the Gospel's treatments of each Person of the Trinity; exploring the connections between its account of Jesus Christ, the Holy Spirit and mission; and considering the significance of John's Gospel for the church's doctrine and practice.

224 pages
Published June 2008

About the Authors: Andreas J. Köstenberger, (Ph.D., Trinity Evangelical Divinity School) is professor of New Testament at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary in North Carolina. He is also coauthor of Salvation to the Ends of the Earth and author of the article "Mission" in IVP Academic's New Dictionary of Theology.
Scott R. Swain is assistant professor of systematic theology at Reformed Theological Seminary.

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About This Series: New Studies in Biblical Theology is a series of monographs that address key issues in the discipline of biblical theology. Contributions to the series focus on one or more of three areas: (1) the nature and status of biblical theology, including its relations with other disciplines (e.g. historical theology, exegesis, systematic theology, historical criticism, narrative theology); (2) the articulation and exposition of the structure of thought of a particular biblical writer or corpus; and (3) the delineation of a biblical theme across all or part of the biblical corpora.

Above all, these monographs are creative attempts to help thinking Christians understand their Bibles better. The series aims simultaneously to instruct and to edify, to interact with the current literature, and to point the way ahead. In God’s universe, mind and heart should not be divorced: in this series we will try not to separate what God has joined together. While the notes interact with the best of scholarly literature, the text is uncluttered with untransliterated Greek and Hebrew, and tries to avoid too much technical jargon. The volumes are written within the framework of confessional evangelicalism, but there is always an attempt at thoughtful engagement with the sweep of the relevant literature.