2010-02-082010-02-081995Busse, U 1995, 'The relevance of social history to the interpretation of the Gospel according to John', Skrif en Kerk, vol. 16, no. 1, pp. 28-28.0257-8891http://hdl.handle.net/2263/12905Continued 2001 as 'Verbum et Ecclesia'The relevance of a socio-historical reading of John's Gospel is illustrated through the analysis of John 2:1-11, 8:33-36 and 21:7. In each case a social senario of a particular situation is presented by utilizing different ancient sources. The results are then applied to the mentioned passages in John's Gospel in order to illustrate the relevance of a socio-historical reading of John.enFaculty of Theology, University of PretoriaJohnBible -- N.T. -- John -- Social scientific criticismSocial historyArticle