Contents -- INTRODUCTION -- 1. Johannine Studies: The Three Ages of Interpretation -- 2. The Approach Adopted in This Commentary -- 3. First Impressions of the Text: At the Level of Biography, Confusion -- at the Level of the Spirit, Suggestions of Unity -- 4. The Design 1. The Foundational Framework: Time and Space -- 5. The Design 2. The Central Focus: Stages of Living and Believing -- 6. The Design 3. A Complementary Aspect: Life as Descent and Ascent -- 7. An Outline of the Essence of John's Theology: Jesus as the Spirit-Giving Healer of Human Dividedness -- THE GOSPEL IN ENGLISH -- The Translation -- BOOK ONE: The Years of Jesus' Life (chapters 1-12) -- Part 1 The First Year: An Optimistic Introduction to Jesus' Life (1:1-2:22) -- Part 2 The Second Year: From the Weight of Sin to Greater Life (2:23-chapter 6) -- Part 3A: The Third Year: From the Shadow of Death to the Light of Glory (chapters 7-12) -- BOOK TWO: Part 3B (chapters 13-21): The Central Passover Mystery -- The Last Discourse (chapters 13-17) -- The Arrest and Trial (18:1-19:16a) -- Death and Resurrection (19:16b-chapter 21) -- THE COMMENTARY: Book One: The Years of Jesus' Life (chapters 1-12) -- PART 1 The First Year (1:1-2:22) -- The Prologue (1:1-18) -- The Week-Long Drama of Revelation and Response (1:19-2:11) -- Day 1 (1:19-28) The Initiatory Trial -- Day 2 (1:29-34) The Initiatory Vision -- Day 3 (1:35-42) Basic Aspects of Discipleship -- Day 4 (1:43-51) Further Aspects of Discipleship -- Day 6 (2:1-11) Discipleship and Wine -- The Cleansing and Replacing of the Temple (2:12-22) -- PART 2 The Second Year (2:23-chapter 6) -- From the Weight of Sin to Greater Life -- The Coming of Nicodemus to Jesus, and the Difficult Process of Coming to God (2:23-3:21) -- The Coming of All to Jesus -- the Fading of John (3:22-36) -- The Woman of Samaria (4:1-42).

The Healing of the Son of the Royal Official (4:43-54) -- The Creationlike Healing at the Pool (5:1-15) -- The Discourse on Ongoing Person-Oriented Creation (5:16-47) -- The Provision of Bread (6:1-21) -- Day 2-The Bread of Life Discourse (6:22-71) -- Part 2 Conclusion -- PART 3A The Third Year (chapters 7-12) -- In the Shadow of Death -- The Discourses at the Feast of Tents (chapters 7-8) -- The Process of Advancing Revelation, Particularly of Revealing Jesus as Christ and Divine Son (chapters 7-8) -- "The Brothers" and Jesus: Contrasting Sketches of Unbelief and of Waiting upon Revelation (7:1-10) -- Jesus at the Death-Evoking Feast of Tents (7:11-52) -- Behind the Drama of Rejected Revelation: A Drama of Contrasting Roots and Relationships (8:12-47) -- Jesus' Vision of Life and the Jews' Vision of Death: The Parting of the Ways (8:48-59) -- The Sight-Giving and the Shepherding (chapters 9-10) -- The Man Born Blind (chapter 9) -- A Parable of Divine Providence (Jesus as Good Shepherd, 10:1-21), and a Down-to-Earth Picture of Consequent Human Dignity and Destiny (Jesus at Dedication, as Messiah and Son, 10:22-42) -- The Raising of Lazarus and Its Consequences (chapters 11-12) -- The Story of Lazarus (11:1-53) -- Jesus Comes to Jerusalem (11:54-12:50) -- THE COMMENTARY: Book Two: Part 3B: The Central Mystery Passover (chapters 13-21) -- The Last Discourse (chapters 13-17) -- A Unified Portrayal of Three Stages of Spiritual Development Based on God's Loving Action as Expressed in Jesus' Death and Resurrection -- The Foot-Washing and the Response (chapter 13) -- Jesus' Departure and Return (chapter 14) -- The Parable of the True Vine (15:1-17) -- The World's Hatred (15:18-16:4a) -- Jesus' Departure and Return-a More Intense Portrayal (16:4b-33) -- The Prayer of Holiness (Wholeness/Sanctification) and Unity (chapter 17).

The Arrest and Trial (18:1-19:16a) -- The Arrest and Interrogation (18:1-27) -- The Trial Before Pilate (18:28-19:16a) -- The Glorification of Jesus (19:16b-chapter 21) -- The Descent into Death (19:16b-37) -- The Open Tomb and the Appearances (19:38-chapter 20) -- The Culmination of the Gospel (chapter 21) -- Abbreviations -- Bibliography -- Indexes -- Index to Modern Authors -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z -- Subject Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Z.