Preaching the Gospel of John: Proclaiming the Living WordIn this accessible treatment of the major themes of the Gospel of John, renowned New Testament scholar Lamar Williamson blends the best of biblical scholarship and a close reading of the Fourth Gospel to meet the practical needs of weekly preaching. A more reflective Gospel in which the risen Jesus speaks in signs and discourses, John does not simply tell stories, but allows us to experience the Word and to see Jesus offering living water to the aridity of the institutional church and bread to the hungry hearts of individual disciples. More than mere exposition,Preaching the Gospel of Johnincludes at the end of each passage three to five possibilities for preaching the text--creative and pertinent suggestions that can help preachers apply the words of the Fourth Gospel to the lives of today's churchgoers. Proclaiming the living Word is a major theme of the Gospel of John, and this clear and insightful commentary captures that message in the preaching moment. |
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... Jews " have sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask John who he is and what he is doing . This is the first appearance of the expression " the Jews , " which plays an important role in the Fourth Gospel.1 Its meaning in this text ...
... Jews in the time of Jesus is a subject of debate among scholars . This expectation took revolutionary shape in two Jewish revolts within a century of the death of Jesus , and it is likely that many people in Jesus ' time wondered ...
... Jews " used so often as a cipher for those whose unbelief disqualifies them as the true people of God . Only the reader who perseveres to the end will see all the author had in mind from the beginning and , assisted by the spirit of the ...
... Jewish purification ceremonies like the ritual wash- ing of hands before and after a meal . Stone , unlike earthenware , did not itself contract ritual uncleanness.6 The size and number are unusually large . Translations differ in the ...
... Jewish rites of purification " ( 2 : 6 ) , and the discussion that arose between John's disciples and a Jew presupposed that the baptisms per- formed by John the witness were ritual washings for purification ( 3:25 ) , like the washings ...