Questions tagged [gospel-of-john]
An account of the public ministry of Jesus according to his disciple/apostle John
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According to those who believe the Son only "notionally existed" prior to his birth, how much of the Word became flesh?
It has been clearly asserted by Biblical Unitarians that Jesus Christ had no actual existence anywhere prior to his birth in Bethlehem. It has also been clearly asserted that Scriptures which appear ...
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"As it is written in their Law"—A Prophecy?
There is a well-known 'Bible-difficulty' in John 15:25:
John 15:23-25 (DRB)
He that hateth me, hateth my Father also. If I had not done among them the works that no other man hath done, they would ...
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"living water" association with Feast of Tabernacles
Is there authoritative support for the claim that John intends to portray Jesus as a replacement for the Feast of Tabernacles? I am interested in articles that develop this interpretation of the Woman ...
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How do Modalists explain the first person plural pronouns in John 14:23?
John 14:23 says:
Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man love me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode (literally, we will make) with ...
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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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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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Which was the post-resurrection appearance of Jesus in Galilee that had been foretold?
We see Jesus telling the disciples before he prays in Gethsemane in Mtt 26:32 :
But after I am raised up, I will go ahead of you to Galilee.
We also hear the angel telling the woman disciples in ...
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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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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 known argument that 1 John 1:1's 'beginning' refers to a new beginning?
1 John 1:1's 'beginning' is often linked to John 1:1's 'beginning'. What is the earliest known argument that 1 John 1:1's use of 'beginning' refers not to a Genesis beginning but a new beginning, ...
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What according to Catholic scholars, was the reason behind Nathaniel's prejudice against Nazareth?
We read in Jn 1:43 -46 of the impulsive reaction of Nathaniel who is told of Jesus :
The next day Jesus decided to go to Galilee. He found Philip and said to him, “Follow me"...Philip found ...
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What was the source of the concept "The Word was God " that John the Evangelist introduced in Jn 1: 1?
We read in John 1:1-2:
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God.
Clearly, John means The Son of God for “the Word who was ...
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Were verse 35 and part of verse 34 in John 19 added by the Evangelist as an afterthought?
We read in Jn 19:33-35 :
But when they came to Jesus and found that he was already dead, they did not break his legs. 34 Instead, one of the soldiers pierced Jesus’ side with a spear, bringing a ...
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Does the Holy Spirit speak on behalf of the Father , or the Son or both?
We see in John 16:13, Jesus giving his disciples a foresight into the role of the Holy Spirit:
When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all the truth; for he will not speak on his own, ...
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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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Did John the Evangelist refer to himself as `the disciple whom Jesus loved 'in retrospect?
We see John the Evangelist referring to himself as `the disciple whom Jesus loved' , four times in the Gospel (Vs 13:23, 19:26, 21:7 and 21:20), the first reference being to the conversation at Last ...