Jesus as witnessed by the disciple

Alan Asay has written a commentary on the gospel of John that is scholarly and meticulously researched. That much I expected of him – what has surprised me is how readable his book is. I never imagined that I would be able to say I was inspired by a volume of biblical commentary, but I have been by this. I have found it to be a page-turner: beautifully, easily written and brimming with personality. Alan Asay is a Quaker, and it shows: his illumination of the spiritual connections linking John’s gospel with the writings of the Quaker Isaac Penington and the psychoanalyst Carl Jung have helped me to understand a gospel that I have often found difficult. I recommend his book wholeheartedly. – Geoffrey Durham