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There is a unique feature in John’s Gospel. A main character in the story, who is with Jesus at key moments in his ministry and work, is unnamed, and some would say unknown. Why is it that this Gospel treats “the beloved disciple” or “the disciple whom Jesus loved” in this way? We know the names of Simon Peter, James, Andrew, Mary Magdalene and many others. What are we to make of it? Veteran New Testament scholar Ben Witherington wants to tackle that question and others related to it in his Stone Chapel Lecture.

Ben Witherington III is Amos Professor of New Testament for Doctoral Studies at Asbury Theological Seminary and serves on the doctoral faculty at University of St Andrews. A graduate of University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, he earned his M.Div. from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary and Ph.D. from Durham University. He is a leading evangelical scholar and an elected member of Studiorum Novi Testamenti Societas. (SNTS).