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John field notes 3i: Porous borders

In John, the speakers sometimes bleed into one another as if possessed by the same spirit.  It’s the Greek chorus or the long, amazed monologues towards the end of many Faulkner novels, monologues that...

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John field notes 5a: The rules of evidence

In the latter part of John 5, John’s earlier undercurrent of legal language (testimony, evidence, witness) flows to the surface.  John 5:30 – 47 is a virtual hornbook on John’s law of evidence. Here...

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John field notes 13b: Seder place tags

Every Seder table I’ve sat down to since childhood has had place tags. Matthew’s, Mark’s, and Luke’s don’t, though. In the Synoptic Gospels’ Last Suppers, everyone hears everything said by anyone. But...

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John field notes 13c: Shakespeare’s sop to global warming

The sop as prophecy. Matthew, Mark, and Luke use the sop at the Last Supper to show how a disciple’s betrayal fulfills Scriptural prophecy. And John has Jesus use the same sop as a means of prophesying...

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John field notes 14a: Mixing the modes

“For I am going to prepare a place for you.” Is Jesus getting around to answering Peter’s question in John 13:36 – “Lord, where are you going?” It took me a number of readings before I considered this...

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John field notes 12a: A second stone, and the overlapping ripples

Six random observations about this Holy Week incident: Among those who went up to worship at the festival were some Gentiles. They approached Philip, who was from Bethsaida in Galilee, and said to him,...

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John field notes 12(b)(1): What the thunder said

‘Now my soul is in turmoil, and what am I to say? “Father, save me from this hour”? No, it was for this that I came to this hour.  Father, glorify your name.’ A voice came from heaven: ‘I have...

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John field notes 12(b)(2): What the thunder said

‘Now my soul is in turmoil, and what am I to say? “Father, save me from this hour”? No, it was for this that I came to this hour.  Father, glorify your name.’ A voice came from heaven: ‘I have...

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