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- The Gospel of St. John; With Notes Critical and Explanatory, by the Rev. Joseph MacRory, D.D., Professor of Sacred Scripture and Hebrew, Maynooth College [later Cardinal Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland] (Dublin: Browne & Nolan, 1897). With Imprimatur. Available in mobi, epub, and other formats at Project Gutenberg and Internet Archive.
See also the ebooks and texts on the page Bibles and Commentaries, as well as these related ebooks and texts:
- Catena Aurea: Commentary on the Four Gospels, Collected out of the Works of the Fathers by S. Thomas Aquinas: St. John, New Edition (Oxford, London: James Parker, 1874). Available in various formats (pdf, epub, mobi/kindle, etc.) at Open Library and Internet Archive, with a 2nd copy at Open Library and Internet Archive. Also available at HathiTrust Digital Library. [N.B., The translator is identified to be Blessed John Henry Newman in many sources]
- Catena Aurea: Commentary on the Four Gospels, Collected out of the Works of the Fathers by S. Thomas Aquinas, Volume IV, St. John (Oxford: John Henry Parker; London: J. Rivington, 1845), 631 pages, is available in various formats at Internet Archive, with a 2nd copy at Open Library and Internet Archive; and available in pdf format (on this page) at Saints’ Books. Also available at HathiTrust Digital Library, with a 2nd copy at HathiTrust Digital Library. [N.B., The translator is identified to be Blessed John Henry Newman in many sources]
- An Exposition of the Gospel of St. John; Consisting of an Analysis of Each Chapter, and of a Commentary, Critical, Exegetical, Doctrinal and Moral, Having the Text, English and Latin, Prefixed in Full to Each Chapter; also, the Verses in Each Chapter Marginally Arranged Side by Side with the Commentary, Second Edition, by the Most Rev. Dr. MacEvilly, Archbishop of Tuam (Dublin: M.H. Gill & Son; New York: Benziger Brothers, 1902). Available in various formats (pdf, mobi/kindle/ epub, etc.) at Internet Archive and Open Library. The 1889 edition is available at Internet Archive and Open Library. The 1898 edition, together with the expositions on the gospels according to St. Matthew, St. Mark, and St. Luke, may be read online (through this page) at e-Catholic 2000.
- The Holy Gospel According to St. John, by Rev. John McIntyre, D.D. (London: Catholic Truth Society, 1899). With Imprimatur. May be read online, and available in various formats, at Internet Archive and Open Library (digitizing sponsor: MSN, contributor: John M. Kelly Library, University of Toronto). Also available in PDF format at the University of Toronto Libraries. [Note: This book contains a detailed introduction to the Fourth Gospel, which includes a discussion and refutation of theories of non-Johannine authorship. Its corpus provides the text of the Gospel with concise commentaries.]
- Lectures or Tractates on the Gospel according to St. John, in Two Volumes [by Saint Augustine of Hippo] (Edinburgh: T.& T. Clark, 1873). Volumes X and XI of The Works of Aurelius Augustine, edited by Rev. Marcus Dods.
- Volume I, translated by Rev. John Gibb. May be read online, and available in pdf, mobi, epub, and other formats at Internet Archive. Also available at Google Books with a 2nd copy at Google Books, and at Google Play Books.
- Volume II, translated by Rev. James Innes. May be read online, and available in pdf, mobi, epub, and other formats at Internet Archive. Also available at Google Books and at Google Play Books.
- The text of the 2 volumes, as reprinted in Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, First Series, Vol. 7, edited by Philip Schaff (Buffalo, NY: Christian Literature Publishing Co., 1888), and revised and edited for New Advent by Kevin Knight, may be read online on this page of New Advent.
On the Feast of Saint John the Apostle and Evangelist in the Roman Rite. For other texts and ebooks, you may access the List of Free eBooks (Arranged by Title), the List of Free eBooks (Grouped by Subject), the List of Worth-It Catholic Books & eBooks, and the main page of the Catholic eBooks Project.
“Many other signs also did Jesus in the sight of his disciples, which are not written in this book. But these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God: and that believing you may have life in his name.” (Gospel according to St. John xx, 30-31)