The Gospel of John provides crucial evidence for the "parting of the ways" between Judaism and Christianity. Many New Testament scholars, following J. Louis Martyn, argue that the Gospel narrates -- if obliquely -- the expulsion of Jewish Christians from the synagogue. Professor Adele Reinhartz will argue that the Gospel does not reflect a past "parting" but seeks to create a future separation - by persuading its readers to form a cohesive community and distance themselves from Jewish non-believers.