Acknowledgments 5 -- Contents 7 -- Introduction 11 -- Chapter 1: The problem of literary dependence of the Fourth Gospel on the Synoptic Gospels 13 -- 1.1 The research on literary dependence of the Fourth Gospel on the Synoptic Gospels in the twenty-first century 13 -- 1.1.1 The Fourth Gospel's literary independence of the Synoptic Gospels 15 -- D. M. Smith 15 -- M. Theobald 16 -- P. N. Anderson 17 -- F. Schleritt 19 -- J. Pichler 20 -- M. Stowasser 21 -- 1.1.2 Literary dependence of the Synoptic Gospels on the Fourth Gospel 22 -- P. L. Hofrichter 22 -- T. L. Brodie 22 -- B. Shellard 23 -- M. A. Matson 25 -- 1.1.3 Literary dependence of the Fourth Gospel on one or two Synoptic Gospels 26 -- J. Frey 26 -- B. T. Viviano 27 -- I. D. Mackay 27 -- Z. Studenovský 28 -- 1.1.4 Literary dependence of the Fourth Gospel on all three Synoptic Gospels 29 -- H. Thyen 29 -- R. Bergmeier 30 -- G. Van Belle 31 -- A. T. Lincoln 31 -- M.É. Kiessel 32 -- 1.2 Criteria for ascertaining the existence and direction of direct literary dependence between the Fourth Gospel and the Synoptic Gospels 33 -- 1.3 Conclusion 37 -- Chapter 2: The Acts of the Apostles as a structuring hypotext of the Fourth Gospel 39 -- Chapter 3: The Fourth Gospel as a hypertextual reworking of the Acts of the Apostles, of the Synoptic Gospels, and of other early Christian works 45 -- Jn 1:1-34 -- cf. Acts 1:1-8 45 -- Jn 1:35-44 -- cf. Acts 1:9-14 48 -- Jn 1:45-51 -- cf. Acts 1:15-26 50 -- Jn 2:1-12 -- cf. Acts 2:1-47 51 -- Jn 2:13-22 -- cf. Acts 3:1-11 52 -- Jn 2:23 -- cf. Acts 3:12-4:31 55 -- Jn 2:24-25 -- cf. Acts 4:32-5:13 55 -- Jn 3:1-2 -- cf. Acts 5:14-42 56 -- Jn 3:3-36 -- cf. Acts 6:1-8:3 56 -- Jn 4:1-45 -- cf. Acts 8:4-25 59 -- Jn 4:46-54 -- cf. Acts 8:26-40 61 -- Jn 5:1-47 -- cf. Acts 9:1-43 62 -- Jn 6:1-71 -- cf. Acts 10:1-11:18 64 -- Jn 7:1-39 -- cf. Acts 11:19-13:4 69 -- Jn 7:40-8:20.

cf. Acts 13:5-12 71 -- Jn 8:21-59 -- cf. Acts 13:13-46 72 -- Jn 9:1-41 -- cf. Acts 13:47-52 73 -- Jn 10:1-42 -- cf. Acts 14:1-7 75 -- Jn 11:1-45 -- cf. Acts 14:8-28 77 -- Jn 11:46-12:50 -- cf. Acts 15:1-6 80 -- Jn 13:1-17 -- cf. Acts 15:7-12 85 -- Jn 13:18-30 -- cf. Acts 15:13-39 87 -- Jn 13:31-14:14 -- cf. Acts 15:40-16:40 89 -- Jn 14:15-20 -- cf. Acts 17:1-34 90 -- Jn 14:21-24 -- cf. Acts 18:1-6 91 -- Jn 14:25-29 -- cf. Acts 18:7-11 92 -- Jn 14:30 -- cf. Acts 18:12-17 93 -- Jn 14:31 -- cf. Acts 18:18-23 93 -- Jn 15:1-8 -- cf. Acts 18:24-28 94 -- Jn 15:9-17 -- cf. Acts 19:1-7 95 -- Jn 15:18-16:4 -- cf. Acts 19:8-20 95 -- Jn 16:5-24 -- cf. Acts 19:21-20:16 97 -- Jn 16:25-17:26 -- cf. Acts 20:17-38 98 -- Jn 18:1-18 -- cf. Acts 21:1-40 99 -- Jn 18:19-27 -- cf. Acts 22:1-23:9 102 -- Jn 18:28 -- cf. Acts 23:10-14 103 -- Jn 18:29-32 -- cf. Acts 23:15-24:9 104 -- Jn 18:33-19:12 -- cf. Acts 24:10-26:32 104 -- Jn 19:13-16 -- cf. Acts 27:1 106 -- Jn 19:17-27 -- cf. Acts 27:2-8 107 -- Jn 19:28-20:31 -- cf. Acts 27:9-32 108 -- Jn 21:1-14 -- cf. Acts 27:33-28:6 115 -- Jn 21:15-25 -- cf. Acts 28:7-31 117 -- Conclusion 119 -- Chapter 4: The identity of the 'disciple whom Jesus loved' 123 -- General conclusions 127 -- Bibliography 129 -- Primary sources 129 -- Israelite-Jewish 129 -- Graeco-Roman 129 -- Early Christian (I-II c. ad) 130 -- Secondary literature 130 -- Index of ancient sources 142.