Includes bibliographical references (p. [255]-281) and index.

Introduction. Characters and characterization in the Gospel of John : reflections on the status quaestionis / Christopher W. Skinner -- A narrative-critical approach to the Fourth Gospel / James L. Resseguie -- The weave of the tapestry : character and theme in John / R. Alan Culpepper -- A comprehensive approach to understanding character in the Gospel of John / Cornelis Bennema -- Eyewitness testimony and the characters in the Fourth Gospel / Judith Christine Single Redman -- 'Who are you?' : comparison/contrast and Fourth Gospel characterization / Raymond F. Collins -- Three ambiguities : historical context, implied reader, and the nature of faith / Susan E. Hylen -- Misunderstanding, Christology, and Johannine characterization : reading John's characters through the lens of the prologue / Christopher W. Skinner -- The Fourth Gospel's characterization of God : a rhetorical perspective / Stan Harstine -- John the Baptist : witness and embodiment of the prologue in the Gospel of John / Sherri Brown -- Theological complexity and the characterization of Nicodemus in John's Gospel / Craig R. Koester -- The woman of Samaria : her characterization, narrative, and theological significance / Mary L. Coloe -- Martha and Mary : levels of characterization in Luke and John / Dorothy A. Lee -- 'Whom Jesus loved' : anonymity and identity. Belief and witness in the Fourth Gospel / David R. Beck -- The character of Pilate in the Gospel of John / Cornelis Bennema.