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Download or read book The Gospel of John and Christian Origins written by John Ashton and published by Augsburg Fortress Publishers. This book was released on 2014 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the most interesting questions facing New Testament scholarsHow did Christianity emerge from Judaism?is often addressed in general and indirect terms. John Ashton argues that in the case of the Fourth Gospel, an answer is to be found in the religious experience of the Evangelist himself, who turned from being a practicing Jew to professing a new revelation centered on Christ as the intermediary between God and humanity.