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The Gospel and Letters of John: Interpreting Biblical Texts Series is unavailable, but you can change that!

In this volume, R. Alan Culpepper considers both the Gospel and the Letters of John. The book begins with a close look at the relationship between John and the Synoptics and a summary of John's distinctive thought and language. The second chapter addresses the fascinating issues regarding the origins of the Gospel and the letters: authorship, sources, and composition. The history of the...

Gospel of Mark—with John’s testimony to Jesus. These passages also reflect a polemic against false understandings of the role of John the Baptist and Moses, and explain who the true children of God are. John is presented solely as a witness to Jesus (1:19-34; 3:26-30; 10:41). As the Gospel unfolds, the opposition between followers of Jesus and followers of Moses increases, and Jesus is presented as the “Prophet like Moses” in fulfillment of Deuteronomy 18:18-19. He is like Moses, but greater than