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020			_a9781451470062 (paperback)
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100	1		_aBennema, Cornelis, _d1964- _eauthor. _4aut.
245	1	0	_aEncountering Jesus : _bcharacter studies in the gospel of John / _cCornelis Bennema.
250			_aSecond edition.
260			_aMinneapolis : _bFortress Press, _c2014.
300			_axi, 414 pages : _billustrations ; _c23 cm.
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent.
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia.
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 373-405) and index.
505	0		_aJesus: 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.
600	0	0	_aJesus Christ _xFriends and associates.
630	0	0	_aBible. _pJohn _xCriticism, interpretation, etc.
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