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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 - 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 - I Am The Way, Truth & Life
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…
John The People's Commentary - Light Sent to Save the World
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,
Body - Chapter 7 - Beautiful Bodies?
Body - Chapter 7 - Beautiful Bodies?
by SPCK - Paula Gooder
Beautiful bodies? We are now in the position to return to the place from which we began and, I hope, to see it in new light and from a fresh perspective. A position that assumes that Paul is opposed to bodies, that merges body and flesh together as though they are a single word,
Eschaton
Eschaton
by James Morley
Artist - Pneuminal Title - Eschaton Composer - James Morley Cover Photo - Going Home by Peter Bowden Art Work - Twelvebaskets Ltd In political theory and theology, to immanentize the eschaton means trying to bring about the eschaton (the final, heaven-like stage of history) in th
John THE PEOPLE’S BIBLE COMMENTARY - TELL US PLAINLY
John THE PEOPLE’S BIBLE COMMENTARY - TELL US PLAINLY
by BRF - Richard A. Burridge
TELL US PLAINLY The words of the good shepherd once more cause a ‘division’ among “the Jews” (10:19). Again we have the word for schism, which happened first to the people and then the leaders (7:43; 9:16). And so this division sums up so many attitudes throughout the first half
Mark The Peoples' Bible Commentary - The Mission Begins in Galilee