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Luther set special store by the Gospel According to St. John. He often spoke and wrote of John as the foremost of the evangelists. The tenderness with which the writer of the fourth Gospel sets forth the message of God’s love and mercy made a deep and lasting impression on the Reformer. Luther lays special stress on what they evangelist states about the Messiah as the one and only Way to salvation and about good works as the inevitable fruits of that faith. Luther’s assaults on those who either misinterpreted or deliberately falsified the Biblical teachings are sharp and devastating. Although he often speaks with the utmost tenderness, he does not hesitate to hurl thunderbolts at those who sought to discredit him and played fast and loose with Scriptural truth. The Reformer’s discourses are plain, clear-cut, and logical. He calls John a master in the doctrine of justification.

Spring ’25
Required FLS textbook for Gospel of John course taught by Dr. Nathan Olson, Professor of New Testament and Systematic Theology.
       You will need two of the following:
Concordia Commentary: John 1:1-7:1
Concordia Commentary: John 7:2-12:50
Luther’s Works, Vol. 22: Sermons on the Gospel of St. John, Ch. 1-4
Luther’s Works, Vol. 23: Sermons on the Gospel of St. John, Ch. 6-8
Luther’s Works, Vol. 24: Sermons on the Gospel of St. John, Ch. 14-16

Spring ’24
Required FLS textbook for Gospel of John course taught by Dr. Nathan Olson, Professor of New Testament and Systematic Theology.
       You will need either this or Luther’s Works, Vol. 22: Sermons on Gospel of St. John Ch. 1-4 or Luther’s Works, Vol. 24: Sermons on Gospel of St. John Ch. 14-16.