Includes bibliographical references (p. 293-326) and indexes.

Charting the voyages : an autobiographical introduction -- Part I: Historical criticism -- The concept of creation in John 1 -- The eschatology of the Fourth Gospel -- Christology and controversy in the prologue of the gospel of John -- Pursuing the paradoxes of Johannine thought -- Literary probe into the gospel of John -- Historical puzzles in John -- Part II: Theological criticism -- Seeing Johannine theology through temporal lens -- The framework Johannine theology -- Part III: Literary criticism -- Anti-semitism and the gospel of John -- The meaning and function of Johannine metaphor (John 10:1-18) -- The making of metaphor (John 3:1-15) -- The dismantling of decisional faith (John 6:25-71) -- Part IV: Postmodern criticism -- The gospel of John in the twenty-first century -- The other in Johannine literature -- The expulsion from the synagogue : the tale of a theory -- The sacraments and Johannine ambiguity -- Conclusion: looking over one's shoulder.