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John The People's Commentary - The Scriptures & Moses
John The People's Commentary - The Scriptures & Moses
by BRF - Richard A. Burridge
The Scriptures & Moses Chapter 5 has given us a good example of how John weaves together signs, dialogues and discourse to develop his story of Jesus. The sign of healing the paralysed man on the Sabbath led to accusations about Jesus’ work and his claims, which have then been te…
John The People's Commentary - No One Ever Spoke like This Man
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…
John The People's Commentary - The Light comes to a Blind Man
John The People's Commentary - The Light comes to a Blind Man
by BRF - Richard A. Burridge
The Light comes to a Blind Man The story of how the light of the world comes to heal a blind man is beautifully written. Although it is self-contained in chapter 9, its part in the development of the gospel is significant…
John The People's Commentary - The Truth Will Make You Free
John The People's Commentary - The Truth Will Make You Free
by BRF - Richard A. Burridge
The Truth Will Make You Free The debate at the end of the Feast of Tabernacles continues between Jesus and “the Jews”. As often, his hearers are divided. Many of them have come to believe in him and he now addresses those believers (8:30–31)…
John The People's Commentary - Healing Brings Opposition
John The People's Commentary - Healing Brings Opposition
by BRF - Richard A. Burridge
Healing Brings Opposition The blind man’s healing is only the start of this story. More important is what happens next, and everyone’s reactions. After the bystanders’ initial questioning, ‘they lead him to the Pharisees’ (9:13) as Jesus himself will be led to the authorities lat…
John The People's Commentary - The Father & I Are One
John The People's Commentary - The Father & I Are One
by BRF - Richard A. Burridge
The Father & I Are One The debates between Jesus and “the Jews” about his identity have revealed much about his relationship with God. After healing the paralysed man, Jesus called God his Father, saying that he could only do what his Father wanted…
John THE PEOPLE’S BIBLE COMMENTARY - Light in the Darkness
John THE PEOPLE’S BIBLE COMMENTARY - Light in the Darkness
by BRF - Richard A. Burridge
Light in the Darkness Greek philosophy and many eastern religions had an essential ‘dualism’, a separation between the material world and the spiritual realm. God exists in brilliant light in the world above, while we live in the darkness of created matter…
The Womens' Bible Commentary - Third Isaiah
The Womens' Bible Commentary - Third Isaiah
by SPCK - Newsom, Ringe and Lapsley
Third Isaiah The last eleven chapters, set in Jerusalem after the return from exile, further Zion’s story while developing a variety of themes from previous chapters. Not only does personified Zion continue, but other themes of interest, such as inclusion and justice, both human …
The Womens' Bible Commentary - The Anointing of Jesus
The Womens' Bible Commentary - The Anointing of Jesus
by SPCK - Newsom, Ringe and Lapsley
The Anointing of Jesus The family of Martha, Mary, and Lazarus returns to prominence in the story of the anointing in 12:1–8. In the interval between the raising of Lazarus and this story, the chief priests and the Pharisees have determined that Jesus must be killed (11:53)…
The Womens' Bible Commentary - Women at the Cross and Empty Tomb