A complete 500,000-word, 108-chapter guide to the Apostle John—his life, calling, witness to Jesus Christ, the Gospel of John, the Johannine letters, early Christian tradition, historical debates, and enduring legacy. Follow John from Galilean fisherman to one of Christianity’s most influential witnesses to Jesus.

Complete the 500,000-word guide to the Apostle John with an in-depth examination of First, Second, and Third John, the debate over whether John wrote Revelation, Patmos and Ephesus, early testimony from Polycarp, Papias, and Irenaeus, later legends about John, and the enduring witness of the apostle whose writings continually direct readers back to Jesus Christ.

Complete the Gospel of John and explore its defining theological themes in Part 11. This section examines Jesus restoring Peter and commanding him to “Follow me,” the final testimony of the Beloved Disciple, John’s signs and purpose of belief, the seven “I Am” sayings, Father, Son, and Spirit, the new commandment of love, truth and…

Follow the Gospel of John through Jesus’ trial, crucifixion, resurrection, and appearances to His disciples. Part 10 explores Peter’s denial, Jesus before Pilate, “Behold Your King,” the crucifixion and “It is finished,” the pierced side and burial, Mary Magdalene at the empty tomb, Jesus bringing peace to His disciples, Thomas’s confession “My Lord and my…

Continue through the Gospel of John as the raising of Lazarus accelerates the movement toward the cross. Part 08 explores Caiaphas and the plot against Jesus, Mary’s costly anointing, Jesus’ royal entrance into Jerusalem, the grain of wheat that must die, Isaiah and unbelief, Jesus washing His disciples’ feet, Judas leaving into the night, the…

Continue through some of the Gospel of John’s most powerful revelations about Jesus. Part 07 explores Jesus as the Light of the World, truth and freedom, “Before Abraham was, I am,” the healing of the man born blind, the Good Shepherd, “I and the Father are one,” and the raising of Lazarus—including Jesus’ extraordinary declaration,…

Continue through the Gospel of John from the healing of the official’s son through the difficult textual history of the woman caught in adultery. Part 06 explores Bethesda, Jesus’ relationship with the Father, the feeding of the multitude, walking on the sea, the Bread of Life discourse, disciples who turned away, Jesus at the Feast…

Explore the opening movement of the Gospel of John in depth, from “In the beginning was the Word” through Jesus’ encounter with the Samaritan woman. Part 05 examines the Word becoming flesh, John the Baptist’s witness, the calling of the first disciples, Cana, the cleansing of the temple, Nicodemus and the new birth, “He must…

Explore the most important historical questions surrounding the Gospel of John. Part 04 examines the identity of the Beloved Disciple, whether he was John son of Zebedee, who wrote the Fourth Gospel, its eyewitness claims, Johannine community theories, when and where the Gospel was written, the tradition connecting John with Ephesus, and how to read…

Follow the Apostle John from the resurrection into the earliest years of the Christian church. Part 03 explores John at the empty tomb, beside the risen Jesus at the Sea of Galilee, with Peter in Acts, before the Jerusalem council, in Samaria, as a recognized pillar of the church, and finally asks what history can…