In this fully revised new edition of a pioneering study of John's gospel, John Ashton explores fresh topics and takes account of the latest scholarly debates. Ashton argues first that the thought-world of the gospel is Jewish, not Greek, and secondly that the text is many-layered, not simple, and composed over an extended period as the evangelist responded to the changing situation of the community he was addressing. Ashton seeks to provide new and coherent answers to what Rudolf Bultmann called the two great riddles of the gospel: its position in the development of Christian thought and its...

"A Righte Merrie Christmasse" from John Ashton. English writer (1834-1911).

"Curious Creatures in Zoology" from John Ashton. English writer (1834-1911).

"Florizel's Folly" from John Ashton. English writer (1834-1911).

"Gossip in the First Decade of Victoria's Reign" from John Ashton. English writer (1834-1911).

"Social England under the Regency - Volume I" from John Ashton. English writer (1834-1911).

"Social England under the Regency - Volume II" from John Ashton. English writer (1834-1911).

"The Dawn of the XIXth Century in England" from John Ashton. English writer (1834-1911).

"The Devil in Britain and America" from John Ashton. English writer (1834-1911).

"The History of Gambling in England" from John Ashton. English writer (1834-1911).