TY - BOOK AU - Bennema,Cornelis ED - Project Muse, ED - Project Muse. TI - Encountering Jesus: character studies in the Gospel of John SN - 9781451487497 AV - BS2615.52 .B466 2014 U1 - 226.506 23 PY - 2014/// CY - Baltimore, Maryland PB - Project Muse KW - Jesus Christ KW - Bible KW - John KW - Criticism, interpretation, etc KW - Electronic books KW - Electronic books. KW - local N1 - Issued as part of UPCC book collections on Project MUSE; Includes bibliographical references (pages 373-405) and index; Preface to the second edition -- Introduction -- Jesus : the life-giving revealer -- John : witness par excellence -- The world : enveloped in darkness but loved by god -- "The Jews" : Jesus' opponents par excellence -- Andrew and Philip : finders of people -- Simon Peter : a shepherd in the making -- Nathanael : the genuine Israelite -- The mother of Jesus : a catalyst in his ministry -- Nicodemus : in the twilight zone -- The Samaritan woman : an unexpected bride -- The royal official : his word is enough for me -- The invalid at the pool : a lame response -- The crowd : a faceless, divided mass -- The twelve : slow but sticky -- Judas Iscariot : the black sheep of the family -- The man born blind : once I was blind but now I see -- Martha : the ideal Johannine confessor -- Mary of Bethany : at Jesus' feet -- Lazarus : the dead shall hear his voice -- Thomas : let me see and touch -- The beloved disciple : the unique eyewitness -- Pilate : securing a hollow victory -- Mary Magdalene : recognizing the shepherd's voice -- Joseph of Arimathea : faith and fear -- Conclusion UR - https://muse.jhu.edu/books/9781451487497/ ER -