Originally published: A commentary on the Gospel according to St. John. London : Continuum, 2005.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 537-547) and indexes.

Preface vii Abbreviations ix Introduction 1 The Approach of the Commentary 1 Narrative Outline, Shape and Plot 3 Genre 14 Date and Authorship 17 Relation to the Synoptic Gospels 26 Historicity and Truth 39 Composition of the Gospel and Relation to Other Johannine Literature 50 The Gospel’s Perspective on Christology and the Relation to Judaism 59 Setting and Purposes 82 Impact 89 Translation and Commentary 92 Select Bibliography of Works in English 537 Index of Scriptural References 549 Index of Modern Authors 577 Subject Index 579

Black's New Testament Commentary series presents a reliable and enlightening exposition of the New Testament for the modern reader. Basing their remarks on their own unique translations, authors introduce the historical, literary, and theological backgrounds to their assignments, and then lead the reader on a pericope-by-pericope exposition of the book. Each volume in the series includes the following: an insightful introduction to the important historical, literary, and theological issues; key terms and phrases from the translation highlighted in the commentary discussion; explanations of special Greek or foreign terms; references to important primary and secondary literature; and a Scripture index.