Includes bibliographical references (p. 257-307) and index
The audience and origin of the Gospels : introduction and method -- Early Christian community : a study of the community construct and its functional potential in early Christianity -- Early Christian Gospel : Gospel genre and a critique of the two-level reading of the Gospel of John -- Early Christian reader : an explication of the audience of the fourth Gospel by inquiring for the implied reader - - Reading the fourth Gospel : the function of the Gospel of John in light of the Gospel community debate -- The sheep of the fold : summary and conclusion