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Last Supper Chronology 7 Sep 2010 | 04:09 am
The Gospel of John offers a different chronology of the Last Supper than Mark and the other synoptic gospels. For Mark, the setting for the supper is Passover (see Mark 14). For John, the supper is ...
Days of Awe 7 Sep 2010 | 01:45 am
This week begin the Days of Awe (or Days of Repentance) for the Jewish community. This period spans ten days, starting with Rosh Hashanah and ending with Yom Kippur. It is a time of introspection an...
Historically-Conditioned Scriptures 6 Sep 2010 | 01:27 am
How are extreme liberals and extreme fundamentalists alike? Larry Hurtado suggest both theological positions ignore the historically-conditioned nature of scripture as divine revelation. To read his...
Jews for . . . ? 6 Sep 2010 | 01:17 am
Here are two sites that are polar opposites: Jews for Jesus and Jews for Judaism. Examine how both use scripture to support their belief that: Jesus is the messiah (Jews for Jesus) Jesus is not th...
Robert Kysar - John, the Maverick Gospel 29 Aug 2010 | 08:49 am
In a recent post, I mentioned Robert Kysar's book John, The Maverick Gospel. First published in 1976, it is now in an expanded third edition in paperback format. Let me be direct. Buy it. This is ...
Dale Allison - Constructing Jesus 29 Aug 2010 | 07:46 am
Mark November 10 on your calendar. That's the publication date of Dale Allison's highly anticipated new book on Jesus entitled Construction Jesus: Memory, Imagination, and History. I'm really looki...
Stan The Man 29 Aug 2010 | 03:34 am
Gene. Roy. The Duke. Mr. Dillon. My heroes all. But the truth be told, my heroes have not always been cowboys. Mother of revJohn: Who's your favorite ball player? revJohn (before the rev): Stan...
Word Cloud - John 14-17 28 Aug 2010 | 02:36 pm
Below is a word cloud that graphically illustrates the key concepts in Jesus' farewell address from the Gospel of John. If you're doing a study of this text, the graphic may help direct your study by ...
The Paraclete in John's Gospel 27 Aug 2010 | 01:44 pm
John is the only New Testament writer who uses the Greek word parakletos (paraclete) to designate the Holy Spirit. The multiple uses of the term are found in Jesus' farewell address in chapters 14 -1...
The Long Goodbye - The Farewell Address of Jesus 27 Aug 2010 | 11:27 am
The Gospel of John is unique in a number of ways, but one important way it differs from the Synoptic Gospels is the narration of Jesus' last supper. Read the account of the last supper in Matthew, Ma...
