Gospel of John

David F. Ford (PhD, University of Cambridge) is Regius Professor of Divinity Emeritus at the University of Cambridge, England, and a Fellow of Selwyn College. His publications include Meaning and Truth in 2 Corinthians (with Frances Young), Self and Salvation: Being Transformed, Christian Wisdom: Desiring God and Learning in Love, and The Shape of Living.

• ContentsIntroduction: Why John? Why Now?John 1:1-18 The Unsurpassable Horizon: God and All Reality, Jesus and Us, Ultimate Mystery and IntimacyJohn 1:19-51 The Formation of a Learning CommunityJohn 2:1-25 Signs of Glory and New LifeJohn 3:1-36 Astonishing TeachingJohn 4:1-54 Two Surprising, Life-Giving EncountersJohn 5:1-47 Into ControversyJohn 6:1-71 Food in Abundance: Three Dramas and Four CoursesJohn 7:1-52 Danger and Division, Identity and DesireJohn 8:1-59 A Drama of Bitterly Contested IdentitiesJohn 9:1-41 "He Opened My Eyes"John 10:1-42 Wonderful Shepherd, Abundant Life, Father and SonJohn 11:1-57 "The Dead Man Came Out"John 12:1-50 "The Hour Has Come": Ultimate Glory, Attraction, and DecisionJohn 13:1-38 Love like Jesus--Utterly, Intimately, Vulnerably,MutuallyJohn 14:1-31 Comfort and More: Trusting, Dwelling, Praying, and LovingJohn 15:1-27 "Abide in Me"John 16:1-33 The Final Realism and EncouragementJohn 17:1-26 The Summit of LoveJohn 18:1-40 Arrest and TrialJohn 19:1-42 Condemnation and CrucifixionJohn 20:1-31 "Mary!"--TheFree, Surprising Presence of the Crucified and Risen JesusJohn 21:1-25 The Ongoing DramaEpilogueIndexes