Table of Contents

Preface
1. Introduction
2. Papias and Polycrates on the Origin of the Gospel of John
3. The Beloved Disciple as Ideal Author
4. Historiographical Characteristics of the Gospel of John
5. The Audience of the Gospel of John
6. Qumran and the Gospel of John: Is There a Connection?
7. Nicodemus and the Gurion Family
8. The Bethany Family in John 11-12: History or Fiction?
9. Did Jesus Wash his Disciples Feet?
10. Jewish Messianism according to the Gospel of John
11. Monotheism and Christology in the Gospel of John
12. The Holiness of Jesus and his Disciples in the Gospel of John
13. The 153 Fish and the Unity of the Gospel of John
Publication Credits
Subject Index
Index of Modern Authors
Index of Ancient Texts

About the Author

Richard Bauckham (PhD, University of Cambridge) is professor of New Testament studies and Bishop Wardlaw Professor at the University of St. Andrews and a Fellow of the British Academy. He is the author of numerous volumes, including Jesus and the Eyewitnesses: The Gospels as Eyewitness Testimony and Bible and Mission: Christian Witness in a Postmodern World.