The book is an introduction and commentary based on three lenses: ancient context, the interpretive tradition, and contemporary questions and challenges. John introduces fresh perspectives and draws students, preachers, and interested readers into the challenging work of interpretation.
Adele Reinhartz is professor of classics and religious studies at the University of Ottawa. Her many books include Befriending the Beloved Disciple: A Jewish Reading of the Gospel of John (2002); Jesus, Judaism, and Christian Anti-Judaism: Reading the New Testament after the Holocaust (2009); and Common Judaism: Explorations in Second Temple Judaism (Fortress Press, 2008; pb 2011), coedited with Wayne O. McCready.