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JOHN: The people's bible commentary - WHAT SORT of KING?
JOHN: The people's bible commentary - WHAT SORT of KING?
by BRF - Richard A. Burridge
WHAT SORT of KING Although Mary’s anointing Jesus’ feet hinted at a burial, rather than anointing the head as for a king, the next scene looks like a coronation. Once again, John tells it differently from the other gospels with a particular focus on what it means to call Jesus ki…
JOHN: The people's bible commentary - LIFTING UP the SON of MAN
JOHN: The people's bible commentary - LIFTING UP the SON of MAN
by BRF - Richard A. Burridge
LIFTING UP the SON of MAN The coming of the Greeks to see Jesus meant that the ‘hour for the Son of Man to be glorified’ had finally arrived. Jesus is clear that the way to glory lies only through his self-sacrificial death. No one can face imminent death without some pause. Jesu…
JOHN: The people's bible commentary - I HAVE SEEN THE LORD
JOHN: The people's bible commentary - I HAVE SEEN THE LORD
by BRF - Richard A. Burridge
I HAVE SEEN THE LORD After Peter and other disciple have gone home, Mary stays outside the tomb, frozen in her grief (20:11). She has been through the desolation of watching Jesus die on the cross; at least she was there, unlike Peter (19:25). But now she suffers a second grief w…
JOHN: The people's bible commentary - SENT OUT in the SPIRIT
JOHN: The people's bible commentary - SENT OUT in the SPIRIT
by BRF - Richard A. Burridge
SENT OUT in the SPIRIT Mary saw some angel-messengers at the tomb, but through meeting the risen Jesus she became a ‘messenger’ herself. The same happens now to the disciples in a climactic scene which draws threads together from throughout the gospel. In the Farewell Discourses,…
THE WOMEN'S BIBLE COMMENTARY - Revelation of the Law at Mount Sinai
THE WOMEN'S BIBLE COMMENTARY - Revelation of the Law at Mount Sinai
by SPCK - Newsom, Ringe and Lapsley
Revelation of the Law at Mount Sinai (Exod. 19–24) While the Israelites are encamped in the wilderness of Sinai, YHWH reveals the law to Moses at Mount Sinai, and Moses reports to the Israelites. In most cases, “Israelites” refers to both male and female Israelites, but women are…
THE WOMEN'S BIBLE COMMENTARY - Book I (Pss. 1-41)
THE WOMEN'S BIBLE COMMENTARY - Book I (Pss. 1-41)
by SPCK - Newsom, Ringe and Lapsley
Book I (Pss. 1-41) Book I opens, in Psalm 1, with words encouraging faithful meditation upon the Torah. The book continues in Psalm 2 with words of warning to the nations and their rulers to recognize the God of Israel as king over all. The psalms are framed (1:1 and 2:11) with t…
THE WOMEN'S BIBLE COMMENTARY - Book III
THE WOMEN'S BIBLE COMMENTARY - Book III
by SPCK - Newsom, Ringe and Lapsley
Book III (Pss. 73-89) Book III opens with “A Psalm of Asaph” (Ps. 73). Like the sons of Korah, Asaph was, according to the book of Chronicles, a temple singer during the reigns of David and Solomon. Fifteen of the seventeen psalms in Book III are attributed to Asaph and the sons …
THE WOMEN'S BIBLE COMMENTARY - Comment: 1 John
THE WOMEN'S BIBLE COMMENTARY - Comment: 1 John
by SPCK - Newsom, Ringe and Lapsley
Comment: 1 John Family language is prevalent in 1 John and is used in three distinct ways. First, family language is used to speak of the relationship between God and Jesus (e.g., 2:22–24; 4:14). Second, the author frequently addresses the community as “little children” (e.g., 2:…
Mark The Peoples' Bible Commentary - Who is the Greatest?
Mark The Peoples' Bible Commentary - Who is the Greatest?
by BRF - Dick France
Who is the Greatest? Lines of authority In a newly formed group of colleagues with an important task, it is natural to want to clarify the lines of authority. So far, of course, Jesus has been the focal authority of the group, but if they are going to lose him it will surely be v…
JOHN: The people's bible commentary - ABIDE IN LOVE
JOHN: The people's bible commentary - ABIDE IN LOVE
by BRF - Richard A. Burridge
ABIDE IN LOVE Jesus uses the image of the vine to describe his relationship with his disciples, even when he is physically absent. He is the ‘true’ or ‘real vine’, and we are branches which must remain in the vine to bear fruit, the fruit of love, one of John’s key themes. Jesus …
THE WOMEN'S BIBLE COMMENTARY - God as Faithful Husband, Israel as Faithless Wife
THE WOMEN'S BIBLE COMMENTARY - God as Faithful Husband, Israel as Faithless Wife
by SPCK - Newsom, Ringe and Lapsley
God as a Faithful Husband, Israel as Faithless Wife (Hosea 1-3) In Hosea 1:2, YHWH commands Hosea, “Go, take for yourself a promiscuous wife and bear children of promiscuity, for the land fornicates away from YHWH” (my trans.). Hosea then marries Gomer, the daughter of Diblaim, a…
THE WOMEN'S BIBLE COMMENTARY - Book II
THE WOMEN'S BIBLE COMMENTARY - Book II
by SPCK - Newsom, Ringe and Lapsley
Book II (Psalms 42-72) Book II of the Psalter, like Book I, contains many lament psalms. But unlike Book I, not all of the psalms are attributed to David. The Korahites, who were, according to the book of Chronicles, temple singers during the reigns of David and Solomon, mix thei…
The Post Evangelical - 5 Woolly liberals?
The Post Evangelical - 5 Woolly liberals?
by SPCK - Dave Tomlinson
5 Woolly liberals? And so to the crunch question: isn’t post-evangelical just another way of saying ‘woolly liberal’? It never ceases to amaze me how paranoid evangelicals are about liberalism. Any deviation from the ‘straight and narrow’ and, ‘Whoa! I think you need to be carefu…
The Post Evangelical - 3 World's apart
The Post Evangelical - 3 World's apart
by SPCK - Dave Tomlinson
3 Worlds Apart As I have already stated, the post-evangelical impetus quite often draws its initial strength from the sense of irritation many people feel with evangelical ‘culture’. I would now like to illustrate this with some concrete examples. If it were simply a case of diff…
Four Gospels, One Jesus - What are the gospels?
Four Gospels, One Jesus - What are the gospels?
by SPCK - Richard A Burridge
What are the Gospels? Genre First, we need to ascertain what kind of creature we are about to encounter. If we were to treat a cartoon featuring Churchill as though it were a photograph, we would soon make mistakes in its interpretation. Similarly, one does not listen to a fairy …
Simply Good News - Good Advice, Wrong News
Simply Good News - Good Advice, Wrong News
by SPCK - N T Wright
1, part b Good Advice, Wrong News In many churches, the good news has subtly changed into good advice: here’s how to live, they say. Here’s how to pray. Here are techniques for helping you become a better Christian, a better person, a better wife or husband. And in particular, he…
The Women's Bible Commentary - David and Goliath
The Women's Bible Commentary - David and Goliath
by SPCK - Newsom, Ringe and Lapsley
David and Goliath Up to this point, besides the fact that YHWH has told Samuel to anoint him, David has shown no special qualities that would qualify him to rule Israel as king: it is the battle with Goliath that establishes David as a potential leader for Israel…
JOHN: The people's bible commentary - I AM THE VINE