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About the book:
It has long been recognised that John’s Gospel has an exalted portrait of Jesus as the Christ and the Song of God. While in no way denying the high Christology of the Gospel, this book emphasises the theological character and intent of the Johannine writings. The mission of Jesus is to make God known. Johannine Christology is a function of Johannine theology, and finds it deepest meaning in revealing the life-giving mystery of God.
The book is a collaborative work by a biblical scholar and a systematic theologian, exploits both of these insights. Frank Moloney’s reading of the Johannine narrative feeds into Anthony Kelly’s systematic theological reflections on a theology of God.
About the authors:
Anthony J Kelly CSsR (1938–2024) was professor theology at Australian Catholic University. He completed his doctoral and postdoctoral studies in Rome and Toronto, and taught for many years in Australia. He was President of Yarra Theological Union from 1980–1985 and 1994–1997, President of the Melbourne College of Divinity from 1984–1985, and Head of the Sub-Faculty of Philosophy and Theology at Australian Catholic University from 1999-2004 and was for a number of years President of the Australian Catholic Theological Association. From 2004 to 2014 he was a member of the International Theological Commission. He was author of over twenty books and numerous journal articles.
Francis J Moloney SDB (1940–2025), studied at Melbourne University, the Salesian Pontifical University (Licence in Sacred Theology), the Pontifical Biblical Institute (Licence in Sacred Scripture), and at the University of Oxford (D Phil). From 1976 to 1994 Fr Frank served on the faculty of Catholic Theological College Melbourne, as a member of the Biblical Studies Department where he taught the New Testament and in particular the Gospel of John. He was a Visiting Professor to the Salesian Pontifical University in Rome, the Ecole Biblique in Jerusalem and the Pontifical Biblical Institute in Rome. In 1994 he was appointed the Foundation Professor of Theology at Australian Catholic University. In 1999 he was appointed the Professor of New Testament at the Catholic University of America, and in 2001 he was elected President of the Catholic Biblical Association of America, the first non-United States citizen to hold this position. In 2002 he was appointed to the endowed Katherine Drexel Chair of Religious Studies at the Catholic University of America. From 1984 to 2002 he was a member of International Theological Commission.
