Susan F. Mathews

John’s Gospel in New Perspective

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“This startling thesis . . . illuminates an aspect of John virtually overlooked by Johannine scholars and [yet] not incompatible with [its] traditionally recognized purposes . . . With particular sensitivity to the Roman context, Cassidy solidly demonstrates the correlation between particular Johannine themes and elements of the text, and key terms and practices of the Roman authorities of the approximate time period . . . Cassidy's insights . . . call for elaboration by those concerned with the sociopolitical background of the Fourth Gospel.”