| Front | II |
| Contents | 4 |
| About the Author | 5 |
| Preface | 7 |
| Session 1: The Word Made Flesh, the Word Made Film: Introduction to the Gospel of John and the Movie The Gospel of John | 11 |
| Session 2: The Word Made Flesh, Glory and Signs, and the New Birth (John 1-3) | 29 |
| Session 3: Our Savior, Our Judge, and Our Bread (John 4-6) | 51 |
| Session 4: Giving of Living Water, God’s Eternal Son, and the Light of the World (John 7-9) | 77 |
| Session 5: The Good Shepherd, the Resurrection and the Life, and the One Who Came to Die (John10-12) | 108 |
| Session 6: Our Lover, Our Way-Truth-and-Life, and Our Vine (John 13-15) | 137 |
| Session 7: Giver of the Spirit, High Priest of Heaven, and the Shorn and Silent Lamb (John 16-18) | 169 |
| Session 8: The Crucified King, the Risen Lord, and the True Testimony (John 19-21) | 199 |
| Appendix | 231 |
| Appendix 1: The Nicene Creed | 235 |
| Appendix 2: The Nicene Creed with Biblical Support | 235 |
| Appendix 3: We Believe: Confession of the Nicene Creed | 237 |
| Appendix 4: We Believe: Confession of the Nicene Creed | 240 |
| Appendix 5: The Story of God: Our Sacred Roots | 240 |
| Appendix 6: Once upon a Time | 241 |
| Appendix 7: The Theology of Christus Victor | 243 |
| Appendix 8: Christus Victor: An Integrated Vision for the Christian Life | 246 |
| Appendix 9: Old Testament Witness to Christ and His Kingdom | 246 |
| Appendix 10: Summary Outline of the Scriptures | 247 |
| Appendix 11: From Before to Beyond Time | 251 |
| Appendix 12: There Is a River | 253 |
| Appendix 13: A Schematic for a Theology of the Kingdom of God | 256 |
| Appendix 14: Living in the Already and the Not Yet Kingdom | 256 |
| Appendix 15: Jesus of Nazareth: The Presence of the Future | 257 |
| Appendix 16: Traditions (Paradosis) | 257 |
| Appendix 17: Documenting Your Work | 265 |
| Appendix 18: Going Forward by Looking Back | 269 |
| Appendix 19: I Find My Lord in the Book | 275 |
| Appendix 20: Messiah Yeshua in Every Book of the Bible | 277 |
| Appendix 21: Learning to Be a Theo Smith | 279 |
| Appendix 22: Six Kinds of New Testament Ministry for Community | 279 |
| Appendix 23: Apostolicity | 281 |
| Appendix 24: Biblical Justification for the Resurrection of Messiah Jesus | 281 |
| Appendix 25: Paul’s Partnership Theology | 283 |
| Appendix 26: Appearances of the Resurrected Messiah Jesus | 283 |
| Appendix 27: Union with Christ: The Christocentric Paradigm | 285 |
| Appendix 28: The Self-Consciousness of Jesus Christ | 287 |
| Appendix 29: Representin’: Jesus as God’s Chosen Representative | 289 |
| Appendix 30: Living in the Upside-Down Kingdom of God | 289 |
| Appendix 31: Hindrances to Christlike Servanthood | 291 |
| Appendix 32: The Picture and the Drama | 293 |
| Appendix 33: The Principle of Substitution | 293 |
| Appendix 34: Faithfully Re-presenting Jesus of Nazareth | 295 |
| Appendix 35: Toward a Hermeneutic of Critical Engagement | 295 |
| Appendix 36: “In Christ” | 297 |
| Appendix 37: Hearing a Tale, Watching a Picture Show | 297 |
| Appendix 38: The Two Movements of Christ’s Revelation | 299 |
| Appendix 39: Messianic Prophecies Cited in the New Testament | 301 |
| Appendix 40: The Miracles of Jesus | 307 |
| Appendix 42: Suffering for the Gospel | 309 |
| Appendix 43: The Mystery of God: The Word Made Flesh in Jesus Christ | 311 |
| Appendix 44: Preaching and Teaching Jesus of Nazareth as Messiah and Lord Is the Heart of All Biblical Ministry | 313 |
| Appendix 45: The Risen Messiah Himself Is Our Life | 313 |
| Appendix 46: Major Heresies Concerning the Lord Jesus Christ | 315 |
| Appendix 47: Substitute Centers to a Christ-Centered Vision | 315 |
| Appendix 48: Living the Kingdom Story as Lived Adventure | 317 |
| Appendix 49: Relationship between the Gospel of John and the Synoptics | 317 |
| Appendix 50: The New Testament as It Gained Acceptance by the Early Church | 319 |
| Bibliography: For Further Study of the Gospel of John | 321 |
| About Us | 323 |
| Back | 327 |