Acknowledgements -- Table of Contents -- Chapter One Allusion and Meaning in John 6: A History -- 1.1. Patristic and Medieval Interpretation -- 1.2. The Reformation -- 1.3. Modern Interpretation of John 6 -- 1.4. Recent Trends in Scholarship on John 6 -- 1.5. Conclusion -- Chapter Two Interpreting Allusions in John 6 -- 2.1. Understanding Relationships between Texts -- 2.2. Reading Allusions as Metaphors -- 2.3. Conclusion -- Chapter Three Allusions to Exodus in Ancient Jewish Writings -- 3.1. Ezekiel the Tragedian -- 3.2. Jubilees -- 3.3. Wisdom of Solomon -- 3.4. Philo -- 3.5. Conclusion -- Chapter Four Allusions to Exodus in John 6 -- 4.1. Moses -- 4.2. Crossing the Red Sea -- 4.4. The Israelites -- 4.5. Conclusion -- Chapter Five Allusion and Meaning -- 5.1. Meaning in Relationship -- 5.2. John 6 in the Context of Early Christian Interpretation -- 5.3. Reading John 6 in Relation to Exodus -- 5.4. Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index of References -- Index of Subjects -- Index of Modern Authors.