Questions tagged [gospel-of-john]
An account of the public ministry of Jesus according to his disciple/apostle John
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What are the attributes of the `life' Jesus is referring to in Jn 5: 26 where he speaks of `life in himself' granted by the Father?
We read in Jn 5: 25-26 (NRSVCE):
Very truly, I tell you, the hour is coming, and is now here, when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God, and those who hear will live. For just as the ...
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How do Christians who believe that salvation can be lost interpret John 6:37-44 and John 10:11-30?
John 6:37-44 (ESV)
37 All that the Father gives me will come to me, and whoever comes to me I will never cast out. 38 For I have come down from heaven, not to do my own will but the will of him who ...
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Has anybody ever seen God? [duplicate]
My friend is a very strong Atheist and has been now for nearly three and a half years and one of the contradictions he gives are between 1 John 4:12 where it says that no man has seen God but in ...
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According to Biblical Unitarians, how much does "notionalism" encompass in John's prologue?
The Biblical Unitarian (BU) perspective on the pre-incarnational existence of the Son of God, revealed in such verses as John 1:1-2
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the ...
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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 ...
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Did Jesus' body stay warm in the tomb?
We read in Jn 19: 39-40 how the body of Jesus was prepared for burial :
Nicodemus brought a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about seventy-five pounds. Taking Jesus’ body, the two of them wrapped it, with ...
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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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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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According to Catholic scholars, what does John 5:6 tell of the "fully human" nature of Jesus?
We read in John 5:2-6 (KJV):
Now there is in Jerusalem near the Sheep Gate a pool, which in Aramaic is called Bethesda and which is surrounded by five covered colonnades. Here a great number of ...
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Did the women disciples of Jesus go to his tomb on Sunday morning to perform an optional Jewish ritual?
We read in Jn 19: 38-40 how Jesus's body was embalmed before his burial:
After these things, Joseph of Arimathea, who was a disciple of Jesus, though a secret one because of his fear of the Jews, ...
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If everyone has a fair chance to be saved, then how is this reconciled with Romans 10:11-17 & John 6:44?
This question is scoped to Christians who believe that:
humans have libertarian free will (or at least are given temporarily some form of genuine freedom of the will through divine grace in specific ...
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According to Catholic Church, why did John the Evangelist not mention the Institution of Holy Eucharist?
In Jn 6: 31-63 we read of Jesus' disclosure of the Mystery of His Flesh and Blood which would become spiritual food for his followers. This evokes mixed response from the disciples. Many leave ...
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What is the Protestant view of John 20:23 and the disciples ability to forgive sins?
Besides the Anglican Church (as far as I'm aware) no Protestant Church practices confession.
John 20:23 (ESV) says:
23 If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven them; if you withhold ...
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According to Trinitarians, in John 1 is Jesus both the Word and the Light, and if so how do we make sense of John 1's wording?
In John 1, Trinitarians hold that Jesus ('the Son') is to be identified with the Word (logos) that is introduced at John 1:1.
A little later on, using a typical Trinitarian translation (BSB), you have ...
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According to Catholic scholars, why did Jesus relate His ensuing Passion and Glorification to the visit of the Greek?
We read in John 12: 20-24 (NRSVCE):
Now among those who went up to worship at the festival were some Greeks. They came to Philip, who was from Bethsaida in Galilee, and said to him, “Sir, we wish to ...
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Was Lazarus in a coma?
Commentating on John 11:11-14,
he said to them: "Lazarus our friend sleepeth; but I go that I may awake him out of sleep." His disciples therefore said: "Lord, if he sleep, he shall do ...
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Who [else] has made the claim that the Beloved Disciple is a new Benjamin?
Some consider Jesus a new Joseph. See this article as an example.
According to the answer to this question, Dr. Brant Pitre considers the Beloved Disciple a new Benjamin. This consideration explains ...
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What is a Trinitarian explanation of how God can be with Himself?
John 1:1 says:
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
A very common rebuttal to the Trinitarian understanding of this verse goes something like this:
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Against the context of John Chapter One, are the three records of John the Baptist's words, concerning Jesus, a proof of Jesus' pre-existence?
Three times, the apostle John records the witness of John the Baptist regarding Jesus being 'after' John yet 'before' John and 'first' - in 1:15, 1:27 and 1:30.
John bore witness of Him, and cried ...
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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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Do Biblical Unitarians view John 1:14 and Philippians 2:5-8 as two complementary descriptions of the same event?
John 1:14 (YLT):
14 And the Word became flesh, and did tabernacle among us, and we beheld his glory, glory as of an only begotten of a father, full of grace and truth.
Philippians 2:5-8 (YLT):
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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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According to Protestants who don't accept something like the real presence, why was Jesus' teaching at John 6 so hard?
John 6:59-60 is
"Jesus said this while teaching in the synagogue in Capernaum. 60 On
hearing it, many of His disciples said, “This is a difficult teaching.
Who can accept it?”"
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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 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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Does John 6:64-65 prove total depravity?
John 6:64-65 reads:
“But there are some of you who do not believe.” For Jesus knew from the beginning who they were who did not believe, and who it was who would betray Him. And He was saying “For ...
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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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Does any denomination believe that Jesus left something in writing?
We read of the immediate reaction of Jesus when Pharisees brought to him an adulteress to be stoned to death:
They said this to test him, so that they might have some charge to bring against him. ...
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What did Jesus mean by saying "night is coming.." at Jn 9: 4?
We read of the miraculous cure of the man born blind , and the words of the Lord preceding the incident , at John 9: 4-5:
"We must work the works of him who sent me while it is day; night is ...
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If "God is spirit" then how can the incarnation be possible? How does Nicene theology interpret John 4:24?
Even Jesus, in John 4:24 taught:
God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth.
yet most Christians, those who accept the Nicene Creed, teach that God became a man as he ...
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What is the basis for the belief that Ignatius of Antioch knew the Apostle John?
What is the basis for the belief that Ignatius of Antioch knew the Apostle John?
This seems to be a traditional belief. For example, The Catholic Encyclopedia entry from 1910 says
"It is also ...
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What is the basis for the belief that the Apostle John died around AD 100?
The date of the Apostle John's death seems to typically be put at around AD 100. However, the accounts I've found only attribute this to 'tradition'.
For example, this article How did the apostle John ...
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Was the weeping of Jesus in Jn 11:35 an integral part of the divine scheme of things? [closed]
We see the spontaneous reaction of Jesus when he joins the sisters of his dead friend Lazarus in an emotional union , in Jn 11:32-35:
When Mary came where Jesus was and saw him, she knelt at his ...
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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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Which Church Fathers say the New Adam married the New Eve at the wedding of Cana?
Bishop Josephus Meile (†1957) claims in Die jungfräulichen Seelen in der Welt (The Virgin Souls in the World) p. 28 that
At the time of the wedding at Cana, as the Fathers of the Church testify, ...
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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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How would believers in Jesus' deity paraphrase 1 Clement 59:4, "Let all the Gentiles know that Thou art the God alone, and Jesus Christ is Thy Son"? [closed]
1 Clement is the only extant uncontested writing of Pope Clement I. It is generally dated to the 1st Century. Along with the Didache and Old Roman Creed, it is an early Christian 'dog that didn't bark'...
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According to the Catholic Church, whom does Jesus refer to as the “ruler of this world” in Jn 16:11?
We read in Jn 16:7-11 (NRSVCE), the pre-crucifixion message of Jesus to his disciples:
"Nevertheless I tell you the truth: it is to your advantage that I go away, for if I do not go away, 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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What can be deduced from the Gospel of John about prayer?
I´m looking for resources for a seminar paper about prayer in the Gospel of John. Unlike other gospels, it does not use the words proseuche or proseuchomai. It contains no explicit instructions on ...
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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 deniers of the personal pre-incarnate existence of the Son of God interpret John 3:31-32?
He that cometh from above is above all: he that is of the earth is earthly, and speaketh of the earth: he that cometh from heaven is above all. And what he hath seen and heard, that he testifieth; and ...
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Did John the Evangelist make a mistake in counting the post-resurrection apparitions of Jesus?
We see Jesus making his post-resurrection apparition before the disciples on various occasions: first, to the disciples on their way to Emmaus (Lk 24: 13-35), second, to the disciples in the absence ...
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According to Trinitarians, why does Jesus glorifying himself amount to nothing?
John 8:54-55 has Jesus saying
"“If I glorify myself, my glory is nothing. It is my Father who
glorifies me, he of whom you say, ‘He is our God,’ though you do not
know him. But I know him; if I ...
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How do deniers of Jesus preincarnate existence handle all the personal pronouns in John 1, particularly verse10?
John 1:10 says:
He was in the world, and the world was made through him, yet the world did not know him.
It is made clear in the context that the "he" who was in the world is the same &...
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How do deniers of Jesus' preincarnate existence interpret John 17:5?
`And now, glorify me, Thou Father, with Thyself, with the glory that I had before the world was, with Thee; [John 17:5, YLT]
And now, O Father, glorify thou me with thine own self with the glory ...
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Mary as the road that we must travel in order to reach God?
According to Pope Francis:
Mary is not only the bridge joining us to God; she is more. She is the road that God travelled to reach us, and the road that we must travel in order to reach him.
How do ...
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Did the Church Fathers ever reference the six jars of wine at the Wedding in Cana as symbolising the six followers of Jesus at the wedding?
John 1 describes in some detail Jesus calling his first five disciples - Andrew, Simon, Philip, Nathanael and presumably John.
John 2 1-2 says that Jesus' mother was at the wedding and Jesus was there ...
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According to Catholic Church, does John the Evangelist mention the same individual Jews at 8: 31 and 8:59?
We read at Jn 8: 31:
Then Jesus said to the Jews who had believed in him, “If you continue in my word, you are truly my disciples”
That is followed by a hot debate between the Jews and Jesus on sin, ...
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According to John 20:31, was John Writing His Gospel to Teach that Jesus was the Messiah, not God? [closed]
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