{"id":61704,"date":"2025-12-01T01:23:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-01T01:23:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/?p=61704"},"modified":"2026-02-03T22:36:27","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T22:36:27","slug":"best-commentaries-on-john","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/content\/best-commentaries-on-john\/","title":{"rendered":"Best Commentaries on John"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Note: Our list of recommendations is just getting started. We\u2019ll be adding more in the coming months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">From Darrell Johnson<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Darrell Johnson has been preaching Jesus Christ and his gospel for over 50 years. He has served a number of Presbyterian congregations in California, Union Church of Manila in the Philippines, and the historic First Baptist Church in the heart of Vancouver, Canada. 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