John

An Earth Bible Commentary: Supposing Him to Be the Gardener

By: Margaret Daly-Denton

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Paperback | 24 January 2019

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This volume in the Earth Bible Commentary Series suggests how Johnâs Gospel might motivate and resource a Christian response to the ecological crisis. Margaret Daly-Denton shows how aptly Mary Magdalene recognized the risen Jesus as âthe gardenerâ (Jn 20.15), completing his dayâs work in the âgardenâ of the Earth. The Johannine story of Jesus offers his present day followers a paradigm with considerable potential to inspire Earth care, sustainable living and commitment to eco-justice. The Fourth Evangelist believes that Jesus fulfils the Jewish hope for a restoration envisaged as a return of humankind to Eden. Keeping this theme continually in mind, Daly-Denton reads the gospel with sensitivity to the role of the more-than-human world in the narrative and with particular attention to the scriptural underlay that repeatedly brings this world into the foreground. The commentary begins with an exploration of the memories and associations that the garden setting would have evoked for the intended audience. It then follows the gospelâs spiral path that eventually leads to the garden of Maryâs encounter. Each chapter concludes by asking how believers might do Godâs work (Jn 6.28) in todayâs ecologically damaged world and by offering practical suggestions indicative of the reflection that readers of the commentary will be able to do in their own setting.

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The prose is rich and sensitive to the many instances in the Gospel referring to the natural world ... a very good addition to a Johannine library, offering insights and references not usually considered.
Australian Biblical Review

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