The harmony and consistency of John's Gospel can create the impression that the Fourth Gospel is relatively free of the problems and complexities which have tantalized scholars of the Synoptic tradition. But despite the impressions of a seamless garment, there is a Johannine problem which comprises several different questions and has many changing laces. This volume analyses the three main areas of discussion relating to John's Gospel: historical concems, which include the problems of origins and context; theological ideas focusing on Jesus as Revealer; and the question of the Gospel s composition and style

The very diversity of the Johannine problem authorizes a number of different approaches. John Ashton has provided an excellent summary of the most important of these.