This volume explores the distance, historically and theologically, between the historical Jesus and the Gospel of John. Essays on these topics are provided by 2

The Fourth Gospel is deeply shaped by its remarkably high Christology. It depicts the earthly Jesus, the incarnate one, as fully divine. This unrelenting Christ

Recent research on the Johannine literature has concluded that behind these writings stands a flourishing community of Christians who lived under the tutelage o

The bestselling author of Misquoting Jesus, one of the most renowned and controversial Bible scholars in the world today examines oral tradition and its role in

A brief yet essential introduction to the New Testament that chronicles the real people-- and historical and literary movements--that created it.