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An account of the public ministry of Jesus according to his disciple/apostle John
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Who authored John? [migrated]
I’ve heard that it has been referred to as John as the man who wrote it. But which John?
Polycrates of Ephesus claims that the Beloved Disciple was someone named John who was a Temple priest and died ...
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Equivalence of "to Feed" and "to Govern" in Ancient Biblical Language
According to Fundamentals of Catholic Dogma (in reference to John 21:15-17):
"Feed" in ancient and biblical language means, in its application to human beings, rule or govern (cf. Acts 20:...
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What was the stance of Arius on John 1:1?
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Arius believed that Jesus was a creature, a created god. What did he write about John 1:1? Or if there is no such extant manuscript, how would he interpreted ''the Word was God'' in John ...
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According to the Jehovah’s Witnesses, if Jesus Christ is not God why is He presented as the agent of creation?
John 1:3, "All things came into being by Him, and apart from Him (or without Him) NOTHING came into being that has come into being." Also Colossians 1:16-17, "For by Him all things were created, in ...
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How do you say "My Lord and my God" in Aramaic or Hebrew?
Thomas said, "O Κύριός μου καὶ ὁ Θεός μου" (koine Greek), "My Lord and my God" (English). What would he have said in Aramaic (Hebrew?) in John 20:28? Would it relate to Adonai and ...
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Does Jn 3:8 have a larger interpretation with reference to Gifts of Holy Spirit?
In Jn 3:8, we see Jesus equating those born of the Holy Spirit to the wind which blows where it likes. No one knows where the wind comes from and where it goes to. Jesus was referring to the place of ...
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Is it accurate to say Jehovah's Witnesses view Jesus as divine?
I am fully aware that Jehovah's Witnesses believe that Jehovah and Jesus are separate beings.
However their translation of John 1:1 says that "the word (logos) was a god.
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Under the laws of which regime was Jesus sentenced to death on the cross?
We read in Matt 27 how Jesus was put to trial before the Roman Governor:
Then Pilate said to him, “Do you not hear how many accusations they make against you?” But he gave him no answer, not even to ...
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If John wrote the 4th Gospel, why did he not name himself or his brother?
I've read in Ellicott's commentary that the "other" disciple of John 18:15 might be James, for it stands in contrast to John's supposed self-designation as "the beloved disciple". But that got me ...
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How do Lutherans interpret John 5:24?
In John 5:24 (NET) Jesus says (emphasis added):
I tell you the solemn truth, the one who hears my message and believes
the one who sent me has eternal life and will not be condemned, but
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Why did Jesus use the expression, "very truly I tell you"?
I used to think nothing of it until someone said, "it makes you wonder what he was saying the rest of the time".
Now I don't believe for one moment Jesus was a liar, but why did He use that strange ...
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How do Jehovah's Witnesses reconcile John 1:3 with Colossians 1:15-16?
This question asks and answers the addition of the word "other" in the NWT of Colossians 1:15-16:
15 He is the image of the invisible God,the firstborn of all creation;16 because by means ...
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Did Jesus work miracles before Cana?
We read in Jn 3:11 that the miracle Jesus worked at Cana was first of the signs that revealed his glory. That would imply that the first miracle done by Jesus in public , was at Cana. But is it not ...
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Why is it declared that Jesus was fully God while on earth when he did not have all attributes of God?
The common belief is that Jesus was fully God and fully man; that is, 100% God and 100% man.
In John 17:5, Jesus asks the Father to return his glory as he had before he became flesh. So, his glory was ...
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Did Jesus celebrate Hanukkah?
John 10:22–24 (NIV) says:
22 Then came the Festival of Dedication at Jerusalem. It was winter,
23 and Jesus was in the temple courts walking in Solomon’s Colonnade.
24 The Jews who were there ...
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What's the moral of John 12:3-8? (Mary anointing Jesus's feet)
John 12:3-8:
3 "Mary then took a pound of very expensive perfume of pure nard, and anointed the feet of Jesus and wiped His feet with her hair; and the house was filled with the fragrance of the ...
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Why did Jesus write for a second time on the ground in Jn 8: 1-8?
We read in Jn 8: 6-8 (NRSVCE), of how an adulterous woman is brought before Jesus so that she could be judged by him:
This they said, tempting him, that they might have to accuse him. But Jesus ...
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Is the Bible God?
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God
According to John 1:1, "The Word is god". We all know that the Bible is the word of God; therefore, is John 1:...
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How do Biblical Unitarians understand "the glory of the Father's own self" that Jesus claims he had before the world was?
From what I understand, Biblical Unitarians believe that the pre-incarnational existence of Jesus (as trinitarians propose it) is actually a notional existence in the mind of God. In other words, the ...
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According to Trinitarians, are the Jews correct at John 5:18 in claiming Jesus is "making Himself equal with God"?
John 5:18 says
"Because of this, the Jews tried all the harder to kill Him. Not only
was He breaking the Sabbath, but He was even calling God His own
Father, making Himself equal with God."
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If Jesus is "a god" would not Jehovah’s Witnesses be polytheists?
Isaiah 44:6, Thus says the Lord, the King of Israel And His Redeemer, the Lord of host; I am the first and I am the last, AND THERE IS NO GOD BESIDES ME.
Isaiah 44:24, Thus says the Lord your Redeemer,...
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Bible changed? Example from Arminianism vs Calvinism
From my understanding and through examples in history and my life as well, God allows good and bad things to happen. Although I would always be curious as to why certain things happen, especially when ...
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How can trinitarians profess co-equality when Jesus said the Father was greater?
Trinitarians typically believe that the persons of the Trinity are coequal. How do they explain Jesus' statement that his Father was greater?
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Did Jesus give monetary help to the poor?
In John 12:1-6 we see an account of Jesus getting anointed at Bethany , and Judas Iscariot commenting that the expenses could better have gone to the poor. The Evangelist remarks that Judas was in ...
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Do Christians have the power to condemn?
It is recorded in the Gospel of John that after Jesus's death and resurrection, he appeared to the disciples and said the following:
On the evening of that first day of the week, when the disciples ...
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Was Jn 19:12-13 intended to be a prophecy on the Day of Judgement?
We read in Jn 19:12-13 (NRSVCE):
From then on Pilate tried to release him, but the Jews cried out, “If you release this man, you are no friend of the emperor. Everyone who claims to be a king sets ...
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Self-Referencing by the Gospel Writers
Aside from the literary prologue of Luke, are there any instances where any of the four Gospel writers refer to themselves by the personal pronoun I?
It seems, for example, that in the case of the ...
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Is there a deeper meaning for the depiction of Jesus' head tilted towards his right on the Crucifix?
We read in Jn 19:30 (KJKV):
When Jesus therefore had received the vinegar, he said, It is finished: and he bowed his head, and gave up the ghost.
Lealani Acosta and her colleagues scoured the ...
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According to Chalcedonian Trinitarians, why did Jesus not mention himself at John 4:23?
John 4:23 has Jesus saying
"But a time is coming and has now come when the true worshipers will
worship the Father in spirit and in truth, for the Father is seeking
such as these to worship Him.&...
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According to Chalcedonian Trinitarians, did Thomas - a devout Jew - believe God had died at John 20?
At John 20, Thomas initially refuses to believe other disciples' accounts of Jesus having been raised from the dead. When Jesus appears to Thomas, Thomas famously exclaims
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St. Mary Magdalene meets Jesus in a garden Jn. 20:15, parallel to Song of Song's garden?
Has any Catholic exegete ever noted the parallel between St. Mary Magdalene's meeting Jesus in a garden (cf. her mistaking Him as a gardener in Jn. 20:15) with the garden of Solomon's Song of Songs? ...
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What are the arguments in favour of the 'beginning' at John 1:1 being the new beginning?
The standard reading of John 1:1
"In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the
Word was God."
is that the beginning - ἀρχῇ (archē) - refers to the old beginning, i.e., ...
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What support is there for the Jehovah’s Witness translation of John 1:1?
Rather than the more traditional “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God,” Jehovah’s Witnesses use the New World Translation, which gives John 1:1 as “In the ...
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Why not "Word is God"? Why past tense? Does it mean word was god initially but not anymore?
John says that in the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
Why not "Word is God" - in present tense (because the scriptures are still valid)?
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Why does John the Evangelist NOT record Jesus' response to Pilate's query on Truth?
We read in John 18:37-38 how Pilate poses an inquisitive question on Truth to Jesus :
Pilate asked him, “So you are a king?” Jesus answered, “You say that I am a king. For this I was born, and for ...
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What is the Biblical basis for the logos being only the means for creation? [closed]
All things came into being through him, and apart from him not even one thing came into being that has come into being John 1:3
Are we given any indication that the logos made anything? Or is it ...
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Is there a name for the idea that Jesus takes away the sin of the world by causing those who abide in him to sin less and be more righteous?
1 John 3:5-6 is
5 But you know that Christ appeared to take away sins, and in Him there is no sin. 6 No one who remains in Him keeps on sinning. No one who continues to sin has seen Him or known Him.
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How do Cessationists interpret John 14:8-14, especially verses 11 and 12?
John 14:8-14 (NIV):
8 Philip said, “Lord, show us the Father and that will be enough for us.” 9 Jesus answered: “Don’t you know me, Philip, even after I have been among you such a long time? Anyone ...
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Which nature of Christ said “My Father is greater than I” (John 14:28)?
Jesus said, “My Father is greater than I” (John 14:28).
It would be a ridiculous thing for a mere human being to say this. This statement, therefore, seems to argue against a ‘mere man’ interpretation ...
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Has Sozzini's 'Brevis explicatio in primum Johannis caput' been translated into English?
Lelio Sozzini (uncle of Socinus) wrote Brevis explicatio in primum Johannis caput, a commentary on the meaning of the Logos in John 1:1–15, and it was published in 1562. Sozzini held that the '...
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What is the earliest commentary on John 20:28?
Thomas' statement at John 20:28
"Thomas replied, “My Lord and my God!”"
Ἀπεκρίθη Θωμᾶς καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ “Ὁ Κύριός μου καὶ ὁ Θεός μου.”
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Were the apostles alone in John 20:19-23?
In John 20:23, it stands written:
If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven them; if you
withhold forgiveness from any, it is withheld.”
I've noticed in the Cambridge Bible for Schools and ...
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How do Trinitarians respond to this contradiction of dogmatic 'oneness'?
I and the Father are one. John 10:30
As numerous posts here variably document, here is one extreme example.
the Lord Jesus Christ, who existed before Abraham was born, was stating that he and the ...
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Do any Trinitarian denominations teach from John 1 with, 'In the beginning was Jesus'?
We all know what it says, many can recite the first 3 verse of John without hesitation.
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was in the beginning with ...
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Although the N.T. often speaks of Jesus as the Son of God, what's significant about the way the Apostle John uses that title?
He refers to the Son of Man 12 times in his gospel, but Son of God (or its equivalent) 32 times. The synoptic gospels collectively use the term Son of God 36 times in all three accounts. This means ...
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What is the biblical basis for the logos in John 1:1-3 not being Jesus (yet)?
1In the beginning was the word, and the word was with God, and the word was God. 2he was in the beginning with God. 3All things came into being through him, and without him not even one thing came ...
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If a non-believer asks a Trinitarian Christian to explain John 14:10, how might the latter oblige?
We see Jesus telling in John 14:10 the following:
Do you not believe that I am in the Father and the Father is in Me? The words I say to you, I do not speak on My own. Instead, it is the Father ...
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What is the earliest known argument that John 1:1's 'beginning' refers to a new beginning?
Laelius Socinus argued in Brevis explicatio in primum Johannis caput that the "beginning" (arche) in John 1:1 refers not to a Genesis beginning, but rather a new beginning related to Jesus' ...
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How do Biblical Unitarians contextually explain Thomas' exclamation at John 20:28?
John 20:28 has Thomas saying
"My Lord and my God!"
For Trinitarians, this line is fairly straightforward - Thomas is recognizing that Jesus is not just Lord but also God.
How do Biblical ...
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How do non-Trinitarian denominations perceive supposed contradictions between John 1:1 vs John 1:14?
John 1:14 is generally used to say that "God" became "flesh" based on the understanding that "the Word" addressed in John 1:1 refers to God. However, other texts of ...
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