multiplied. John’s engagement with the law undoubtedly signals a ‘point of sensitivity’ for him, as it did for Paul. It is important, however, to set this observation in its proper cultural and religious context. For Paul, the issue of the law arose in the context of his Gentile mission, and therefore focused around the Jewish institutions most relevant to that context, in particular circumcision. For John, the Jerusalem festivals play an analogous role within his theology to that of circumcision