reflects the fact that much of his content has no parallels in the Synoptic Gospels. John’s Gospel falls into two halves. The first half of the Gospel is dominated by two features. First, John draws attention to seven signs (or miracles). These go from the changing of water into wine through to the resurrection of Lazarus. Second, John records a number of dialogues between Jesus and a handful of individuals (e.g., Nicodemus, the woman of Samaria, the man who was ill for thirty-eight years, the man born blind).