Frequently, From Word to Worship assumes knowledge of the lectionary to an extent that is indecipherable to those who do not use it; chapters begin with headings like “Maundy Thursday, Easter 3A, 4A, 5A, 3C, Proper 12B, 13B” rather than the biblical passages under discussion, which might have been more accessible. Gorman’s thesis is both simple and radical: “John is not a Pauline Gospel; rather, Paul is a Johannine theologian.” There are all kinds of striking similarities between John’s Gospel and Paul’s letters, which go well beyond the superficial or inescapable ones you get if you compare (say) Mark and Hebrews, or Matthew and 1 Peter. In his central chapters, Gorman zeroes in on a few key similarities, like the beautiful correspondences between Philippians 2 and the foot-washing story of John 13—whereby the one who is equal with God empties himself, takes the form of a slave, loves his disciples to the end, urges them to imitate him, and rises as Lord—or the way mutual indwelling (“you are in me and I am in you,” or “you are in Christ” and “Christ is in you”) works in both writers.