Based on papers originally presented at the Society of Biblical Literature Annual Meeting, 2007, San Diego, Calif.

Mary L. Coloe is Associate Professor of Biblical Studies at Australian Catholic University, Melbourne. She is the author of "God Dwells with Us: Temple Symbolism in the Fourth Gospel" (Liturgical Press, 2001) and "Dwelling in the Household of God: Johannine Ecclesiology and Spirituality" (Liturgical Press, 2007) and the co-editor of "Transcending Boundaries: Contemporary Readings of the New Testament" (Libreria Ateneo Salesiano, 2005). Tom Thatcher is Professor of Biblical Studies at Cincinnati Christian University. He is the author and editor of numerous books and articles on Johannine literature and its historical context, including "Why John Wrote a Gospel" (Westminster John Knox, 2006), "What We Have Heard from the Beginning: The Past, Present, and Future of Johannine Studies" (Baylor University Press, 2007), and "Greater Than Caesar: Christology and Empire in the Fourth Gospel" (Fortress, 2009).