Table of Contents

Foreword

Preface

Preface to the Paperback Edition

Introduction

Narrator and Point of View

Definitions

Expositional Mode

Point of View

Relationships within the Text

Narrative Time

Order

Duration

Frequency

Plot

What is Plot?

Does a Gospel Have a Plot?

What is John's Plot?

Plot Development in John

Conclusion

Characters

Characterization in Contemporary Criticism

Characterization in the Gospel of John

Jesus and the Father

The Disciples

The Jews

The Minor Characters

Conclusion

Implicit Commentary

Misunderstanding

Irony

Symbolism

Conclusion

The Implied Reader

Readers and Narratees

John's Readers

Synthesis of the Portrait

Conclusion

Bibliography

Index of Authors

Index of Primary Texts

Index of Subjects

About the Author

R. Alan Culpepper is Professor of Religion at McAfee School of Theology, Atlanta, and one of the leaders in Gospel of John research.