This comprehensive exposition of John 14-17 by D A Carson examines the finale of Jesus' teaching ministry - the great discourses on his nature, his relationship to the Father, and the work of the promised comforter, the Holy Spirit. 261 pages, from Authentic.Jesus and His Friends is a penetrating treatment of the finale of Jesus' teaching ministry, touching on many of the great themes of the Christian faith and held together, according to the author, by the experience of the cross that loomed over Christ and his disciples at Gethsemane. In this book, Carson gives an account of some of the last things Jesus said to his disciples before he was crucified as well as valuable insights into John's view of Jesus, and Jesus' exclusive claims of being mankind's only hope, and the focal point of all history.