probably desperate after a fruitless night and were willing to try anything. But the haul was considerable. It was the beloved disciple who first recognized Jesus but did nothing other than tell Peter, who as usual impulsively acted in rushing towards Jesus. There are vivid eyewitness touches in this account, especially the largeness of the haul of fish, the distance from the shore (8), the charcoal fire with its fish and the command of Jesus to bring more fish (9–10). The precise number of fish