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I Am The Light of the World Jesus chose his moment to go to Jerusalem and teach at the Feast of Tabernacles. During that Feast’s ceremony of drawing water, he announced that he is the source of the living water…

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John The People's Commentary - I Am The Way, Truth & Life

by BRF - Richard A. Burridge

I Am The Way, Truth & Life People often start reading the Farewell Discourse here, but this section runs straight on from chapter 13. Starting here misses those opening themes about glory and loving each other, because Jesus is going away…

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John The People's Commentary - I Was Blind but Now I See

by BRF - Richard A. Burridge

I Was Blind but Now I See The Jewish leaders’ interrogation of the blind man’s parents has not given them any answers, but it has confirmed their suspicion and doubts…

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John The People's Commentary - In the beginning

by BRF - Richard A. Burridge

The opening of John’s gospel is one of the most magnificent pieces of religious literature ever written. Not surprisingly, it has inspired vast amounts of analysis and interpretation. And yet, we are not even sure quite what it is: is it an introduction, a hymn or a poem? Argumen…

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John The People's Commentary - Jesus - The One from Above

by BRF - Richard A. Burridge

Jesus - The One from Above This last section is ‘free floating’ like 3:16–21; again it is unclear who is the speaker. John the Baptist started talking in 3:27 and some translations continue his speech through to 3:36, while others make this a comment by the evangelist…

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John The People's Commentary - Jesus Brings both Sight & Blindness

by BRF - Richard A. Burridge

Jesus Brings both Sight & Blindness The extraordinary thing is that Jesus has been missing for most of the story, ever since he told the man to wash in the Pool of Siloam (9:7)…

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John The People's Commentary - Jesus' Authority & Identity

by BRF - Richard A. Burridge

Jesus' Authority & Identity Having answered the question about why he does not quote other authorities for his teaching, Jesus goes on the offensive by directing his hearers’ attention back to the ultimate authority—Moses himself (7:19)…

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John The People's Commentary - Lazarus is Asleep

by BRF - Richard A. Burridge

Lazarus is Asleep After the unexplained delay for two days, Jesus tells his disciples that they are returning to Judaea (11:7). Not surprisingly, they are rather taken aback by this—they have all just escaped from there…

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John The People's Commentary - Light Sent to Save the World

by BRF - Richard A. Burridge

Light Sent to Save the World The ‘hour’ has arrived. Jesus has been anointed for burial and welcomed with great rejoicing. He refused the path of violent revolution, but stressed instead that he will be glorified through a self-sacrificial death for everyone, including non-Jews, …

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John The People's Commentary - Living Water

by BRF - Richard A. Burridge

Living Water The woman is surprised that Jesus, a Jewish man, should talk to someone of her gender, race and status—but talk he continues to do. As the conversation unfolds, a dynamic develops similar to that with Nicodemus…

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John The People's Commentary - More Questions and Answers

by BRF - Richard A. Burridge

John The People's Commentary - No One Ever Spoke like This Man

by BRF - Richard A. Burridge

No One Ever Spoke like This Man Jesus’ claims to transcend the Sabbath and feasts like Passover and Tabernacles and to replace their perishable bread and water with his living bread and water have provoked speculation among his hearers…

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John The People's Commentary - Not of the World

by BRF - Richard A. Burridge

Not of the World In a farewell speech the speaker may talk of the terrible things which will happen after they have gone: as Madame de Pompadour put it before the French Revolution, ‘après nous le déluge’…

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John The People's Commentary - One Man Must Die for the People

by BRF - Richard A. Burridge

One Man Must Die for the People In a paradox typical of John, this chapter about giving life ends with the threat of death. In Chapter 9, Jesus took the blind man out of darkness to see the light, while the religious leaders went from seeing into self-imposed darkness…

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John The People's Commentary - Prophet or Messiah?

by BRF - Richard A. Burridge

Prophet or Messiah? As the story unfolds, Jesus has gently led the woman to a greater understanding of who he is, from her initial ignorance (4:9) to calling him ‘sir’ (4:11, 15); as he confronted her with the facts of her life, she began to wonder if he might be greater than Jac…

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John The People's Commentary - Questions & Answers

by BRF - Richard A. Burridge

Questions & Answers After the magnificent heights of the Prologue, the overture is over and a sense of hushed expectancy falls upon the audience as the curtain rises and the story begins…

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John The People's Commentary - REALIZING & BELIEVING

by BRF - Richard A. Burridge

REALIZING & BELIEVING We have seen that the evangelist is carefully linking the incident in the temple with the changing of water into wine, so that both stories reveal the arrival of the new age with Jesus…

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John The People's Commentary - Sorrow will Turn to Joy

by BRF - Richard A. Burridge

Sorrow will Turn to Joy Now that Jesus has warned his disciples of the coming persecution and the presence of the Spirit to convince the world and guide them into truth, he returns to his main theme…

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