"The anti-Semitic Gospel"–this is how the book of John is frequently described and perceived, thanks to the pervasive presence of «the Jews» as Jesus' enemies who harass the Son of God to his death. But how accurate is this assessment? This book presents John as Jewish to its core, a record of first-century Judaism's searching for a place of worship after the traumatic destruction of the Jerusalem temple in 70 CE. As Judean religious authorities regrouped to redefine the faith of...
