Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations -- Introduction: A Conundrum in Johannine Studies -- Chapter 1. Methodology -- Introduction -- Social Memory Theory: Overview -- Malleability and Persistence of Social Memory -- Commemoration -- Sociological Analysis -- Chapter 2. Literature Review -- History of Religions Studies: Myth and Ritual Theory -- History of Religions Studies: Comparative Religions -- Johannine Historical-Cultural Sitz im Leben -- Social Memory Theory and the New Testament -- Conclusion -- Chapter 3. Jewish Festivals in Antiquity: Identifying Continuity, Conflict, and Change -- General Background -- Late Second Temple Historical Overview -- Continuity and Change in Two Festivals Pre-70 -- Jewish Response to the Destruction of the Temple: General Considerations -- Continuity and Change in Two Festivals Post-70 -- Conclusion -- Chapter 4. Prelude to the Johannine Feast of Booths: Structures of Memory and Identity -- Introduction -- Presuppositions -- Terms of Appellation -- The Temple Theme -- The Sabbath Festival Theme -- The Passover/Wilderness Theme -- Conclusion -- Chapter 5. The Johannine Feast of Booths: Identification through Commemoration -- Introduction -- Festival Preamble -- At the Feast: The Theme of Torah/Law -- Rivers of Living Water -- Light of the World -- Culminating Confrontation: Identifying the Children of God -- Chapters 9 and 10: A Brief Survey -- Conclusion -- Chapter 6. Conclusion: Commemorative Continuity with the Past -- Further Insights Concerning Festival Participation -- Book Contribution -- Theological Implications -- Broader Implications of This Study -- Concluding Remarks -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z.