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The Visible Word of the Unseen God
Reading John Among Rivals Old and New
Book • 2025
Steven Bryan's 'The Visible Word of the Unseen God' examines the Gospel of John as a deliberate response to competing Jewish and pagan claims about divine presence.
Bryan argues that John reframes the question 'How do we know God is here?
' by presenting Jesus as God's Word made visible, thereby addressing accusations of idolatry and connecting John's thesis to Old Testament patterns like Sinai and the sanctuary.
The book situates John within a trilateral debate—Jews, pagans, and Christians—showing how the Gospel appeals primarily to scripture-informed Jewish audiences in the Diaspora.
It explores theological, literary, and historical contexts to show John's scriptural reasoning and pastoral aims.
The work is aimed at academic and informed lay readers interested in Johannine studies and early Christian apologetics.
Bryan argues that John reframes the question 'How do we know God is here?
' by presenting Jesus as God's Word made visible, thereby addressing accusations of idolatry and connecting John's thesis to Old Testament patterns like Sinai and the sanctuary.
The book situates John within a trilateral debate—Jews, pagans, and Christians—showing how the Gospel appeals primarily to scripture-informed Jewish audiences in the Diaspora.
It explores theological, literary, and historical contexts to show John's scriptural reasoning and pastoral aims.
The work is aimed at academic and informed lay readers interested in Johannine studies and early Christian apologetics.
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BONUS EPISODE - Is "John vs. Idolatry" the Interpretive Key to This Book? (With Dr. Steven Bryan)
