Fourth Gospel First

Notes on the Fourth Gospel ("of John") and on other scripture, based on the assumption that the Fourth Gospel is largely an eyewitness account and is the most authoritative source on the life and teachings of Jesus

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Sunday, April 2, 2023

The scourging of Jesus was interrogation, not punishment

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James Tissot, La flagellation de dos (1886-1894) This is from the Passion narrative in John 18:38-19:6. [38] Pilate . . . went out again un...

Monday, March 27, 2023

There wasn't originally supposed to be a King of the Jews.

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"Rabbi, thou art the son of God; thou art the King of Israel" (John 1:49). So said Nathanael when he recognized Jesus as the Messi...

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Tuesday, March 21, 2023

Earth accuses earth: The Pericope Adulterae (Notes on John 7:53-8:11)

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I have been ruminating over this passage for quite a long time without reaching any very firm conclusions, but I think it's time I poste...

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Thursday, March 9, 2023

Revisionist speculations about the “doubting Thomas” story

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This is extremely speculative, and it casts more doubt on the straightforward reading of the Fourth Gospel than my notes usually do, but I w...

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Friday, December 23, 2022

Trust the experts (Notes on John 7:40-52)

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On the last day of the Feast of Tabernacles, Jesus has just stood up and cried, "If any man thirst, let him come unto me, and drink. He...

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Saturday, December 10, 2022

Living water, the Holy Ghost, and Jesus as Elisha (Notes on John 7:37-39)

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Jesus is in Jerusalem during the seven-day Feast of Tabernacles. His attendance at the feast was a surprise -- he had told his brothers he w...

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Monday, December 5, 2022

Was Jesus acting as King of the Jews during the Feast of Tabernacles?

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In John 7:14-15, we are told that "about the midst of the feast [of Tabernacles] Jesus went up into the temple, and taught. And the Jew...

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