When you read detective stories, you quickly learn that what looks like an irrelevant little detail may actually be the clue to solving the mystery. A good writer will put in all kinds of detail; nothing is there by accident. Nothing in John's Gospel is there by accident either. And all the details in John are designed ultimately to come together. In these studies we discover the clues John gives that we might see even more clearly the reality of who Jesus is, the new creation he inaugurates and the difference that all makes.

The guide in this series are designed to help you understand Scripture in fresh ways under the guidance of one of the world's leading New Testament scholars. Thoughtful questions, prayer suggestions, and useful background and cultural information all guide you or a group more deeply into God's Word. They can be used on their own or alongside Wright's New Testament for Everyone commentaries. Discover how you can participate more fully in God's kingdom.

CONTENTS

• Getting the Most Out of John....
• Suggestions for Individual Study....
• Suggestions for Group Members....
1. John 1:1-18 - The Word Made Flesh
2. John 1:19-15 - The Baptist and the Disciples
3. John 2 - A Wedding and a Commotion
4. John 3 - Jesus and Nicodemus
5. John 4:1-42 - The Woman of Samaria
6. John 4:43--5:9 - Two Healings
7. John 5:9-47 - Jesus and the Father
8. John 6:1-25 - Two Signs
9. John 6:26-71 - Eating and Drinking the Son of Man
10. John 7:1-52 - Disputes about Jesus
11. John 7:53--8:29 - The Light of the World
12. John 8:30-59 - The Truth Will Make You Free
13. John 9 - The Man Born Blind
14. John 10 - The Good Shepherd
15. John 11 - The Raising of Lazarus
16. John 12 - The Hour Has Come
17. John 13 - Washing the Disciples' Feet
18. John 14 - Another Helper
19. John 15 - The True Vine
20. John 16 - The Spirit and the World
21. John 17 - Jesus Prays for His People
22. John 18 - The Arrest of Jesus
23. John 19:1-24 - The King of the Jews
24. John 19:25-42 - The Death of Jesus
25. John 20 - The Risen Jesus
26. John 21 - Breakfast by the Shore
• Guidelines for Leaders