Mark W.G. Stibbe is the Vicar of St Mark’s at Grenoside in Sheffield and an Honorary Lecturer in the Department of Biblical Studies at the University of Sheffield. He is the author of several books about St John, and is Chairman of the Johannine Seminar at the British New Testament Conference.

• Acknowledgements Introduction 1. Hero 2. Plot 3. Genre 4. Style 5. Polemic References Select Bibliography

` ... well-written and contain indexes of texts and authors as well as useful bibliographies ...' - Regents Reviewsthis is a lively, well-written study, which I shall recommend to students as an excellent exposition and application of innovative methods of literary study to biblical texts. Ruth B Edwards, Expository Times'This book offers a clear and useful introduction to modern literary approaches to biblical texts, and undoubtedly yields many stimulating insights into the meaning and interpretation of the Johannine narratives and discourses.' - Catrin H. Williams, Epworth Review

Mark W.G. Stibbe is the Vicar of St Mark’s at Grenoside in Sheffield and an Honorary Lecturer in the Department of Biblical Studies at the University of Sheffield. He is the author of several books about St John, and is Chairman of the Johannine Seminar at the British New Testament Conference.

• Acknowledgements Introduction 1. Hero 2. Plot 3. Genre 4. Style 5. Polemic References Select Bibliography

` ... well-written and contain indexes of texts and authors as well as useful bibliographies ...' - Regents Reviewsthis is a lively, well-written study, which I shall recommend to students as an excellent exposition and application of innovative methods of literary study to biblical texts. Ruth B Edwards, Expository Times'This book offers a clear and useful introduction to modern literary approaches to biblical texts, and undoubtedly yields many stimulating insights into the meaning and interpretation of the Johannine narratives and discourses.' - Catrin H. Williams, Epworth Review

Mark W.G. Stibbe is the Vicar of St Mark’s at Grenoside in Sheffield and an Honorary Lecturer in the Department of Biblical Studies at the University of Sheffield. He is the author of several books about St John, and is Chairman of the Johannine Seminar at the British New Testament Conference.

• Acknowledgements Introduction 1. Hero 2. Plot 3. Genre 4. Style 5. Polemic References Select Bibliography

` ... well-written and contain indexes of texts and authors as well as useful bibliographies ...' - Regents Reviewsthis is a lively, well-written study, which I shall recommend to students as an excellent exposition and application of innovative methods of literary study to biblical texts. Ruth B Edwards, Expository Times'This book offers a clear and useful introduction to modern literary approaches to biblical texts, and undoubtedly yields many stimulating insights into the meaning and interpretation of the Johannine narratives and discourses.' - Catrin H. Williams, Epworth Review