Includes bibliographical references.

Contents : Pt 1: Meeting the Gospels and letters of John : Introduction -- Briefly...the prologues of the Gospel and First John -- A story with a message: the Gospel according to John -- What are the Letters of John about? An overview of their content -- An intriguing question: what is the relation between the Gospel and Letters of John?; Pt 2 Theological analysis of the Johannine literature: Theological analysis of the Johannine message - about method -- John's view of reality: contrasting worlds -- God's loving mission to this world: from the above to the below -- God reaches out - He sends His son -- Get to know Jesus better (Christology) -- Salvation: becoming part of the family of God -- The church and the road ahead...the spirit, the mission and the future -- Conclusion; Pt 3: The Gospel and Letters of John in relation to other similar documents: The relation between John and the synoptics -- The Old Testament -- What about the letters? -- Conclusion; Pt 4: The composition of the Gospel: multiple sources or a seamless document?: A highway or a rocky road?; Pt 5: Where does John's Gospel come from?: Who wrote the Gospel? -- When were the Gospel and Letters composed and where? -- Possible historical scenarios that prompted the composition of the Gospel and Letters; Pt 6: Where did the author(s) of the Johannine literature get their ideas from?: The unique character of the Johannine literature -- Socio-religious influences: brief methodological considerations -- The possible socio-religious ecology of John's Gospel and Letters -- Conclusion; Conclusion: Johannine literature today