Who was John? What Edward Smith has to say on this vexed topic is both extraordinarily suggestive and remarkably conclusive. Covering a broad range, the author masterfully supplies us with a range of collateral materials that are always interesting in themselves as well as necessary to the larger discussion.
Because this little book began its life as a talk to an audience of non-specialists, it is blessedly free of jargon and reader-friendly. Yet this is not to say it lacks depth, sophistication, and bite. Indeed, within the field of study it addresses, it works a quietly profound revolution. New Testament scholars as well as those concerned in any way the the future of Christianity should sit up and take note. If you would like a better understanding of the mystery of Jesus Christ and his "beloved disciple," you will find here real food for mind and heart.
