they represented alternatives that differed, while sharing certain important presuppositions. All set the problem of Johannine interpretation against a horizon of Christian or more general religious or existential theological concerns. Dodd’s work was based on his wide-ranging and deep research in the Hellenistic cultural and religious world, as well as his appreciation of Judaism, its traditions and scriptures. The Interpretation of the Fourth Gospel (1953) set the Gospel of John against a wide