Archive for the ‘John’ Category

  • Where was Nazareth?

    Mar 27, 15 • Geography, John, Luke, Mark, Matthew, RevelationComments Off on Where was Nazareth?
    Where was Nazareth?

    This podcast aims to show you where Nazareth was situated, and why as real estate agents love to say location matters. The helicopter footage has been generously supplied by PreservingBibleTimes from their most useful resources...

  • But Jesus named God ‘our Father’!

    Apr 24, 13 • God as mother, Jesus, John, Luke, Mark, MatthewComments Off on But Jesus named God ‘our Father’!
    But Jesus named God ‘our Father’!

    What does it mean for Christian talk of God as motherly that Jesus called (even maybe named) God as -father-? Then we take a closer look at what Jesus meant when he talked about God as father. Finally I’ll think about what it means for this topic that Jesus was male. There is a lot [&hellip...

  • E100-69: John 20:1 – 21:25: The Resurrection

    Apr 24, 11 • E100, Jesus, JohnComments Off on E100-69: John 20:1 – 21:25: The Resurrection
    E100-69: John 20:1 – 21:25: The Resurrection

    In this podcast I’ll introduce the idea of the ending of John as a sphragis, and very briefly mention what that might mean for reading John’s gospel, but most of the time will be spent on the much less technical question of why I am convinced that Jesus rose from death and met with the [&hellip...

  • E100-68: John 19:1 – 19:42: The Crucifixion

    Apr 22, 11 • E100, Jesus, JohnComments Off on E100-68: John 19:1 – 19:42: The Crucifixion
    E100-68: John 19:1 – 19:42: The Crucifixion

    This chapter gives what it tells us is an eyewitness account of a Roman execution. Jesus, who has done no real wrong, except offend the religious leaders, and worry the politicians is subjested to the casual brutality of an imperial production-line death. Such a death, of an innocent man, is shocking. But Jesus was not [&hellip...

  • E100-67: John 18:1 – 40: Jesus secret and three betrayals

    Apr 21, 11 • E100, Jesus, JohnComments Off on E100-67: John 18:1 – 40: Jesus secret and three betrayals
    E100-67: John 18:1 – 40: Jesus secret and three betrayals

    In this chapter, we get the climax of John’s series of sayings where Jesus echoes the divine “I am” cf. Exodus 3 (E100-17: Exodus 3-4: Getting the holy between your toes!), and we also notice how amid powerful people who seem muddled and out of control, Jesus (the one who seems to be the victim) [&hellip...

  • E100: Week 14: Death and resurrection

    Apr 17, 11 • Acts, E100, Jesus, John, Luke1 Comment
    E100: Week 14: Death and resurrection

    Gospels are not biographies, nor are they just collections of sayings, they focus on Jesus’ death and resurrection. Without either event can’t understand Jesus or the gospel. But we also to see and understand that Jesus is God incarnate and that Jesus is risen else his dearth and the disciples turnaround between end of gospels [&hellip...

  • E100-65: John 11:1 – 11:57: A miracle among friends

    Jul 16, 10 • E100, Jesus, JohnComments Off on E100-65: John 11:1 – 11:57: A miracle among friends
    E100-65: John 11:1 – 11:57: A miracle among friends

    What’s a little miracle among friends? Yet Jesus seems to avoid performing one that would have saved his friends great pain, only to perform a greater one! And then there’s the ominous clouds gathering that by the end of the chapter foretell the storm to follow. Noticing some detail of how John tells this great [&hellip...

  • E100-63: John 9:1 – 9:41: Who sinned? And who’s really blind?

    Jul 14, 10 • E100, Jesus, JohnComments Off on E100-63: John 9:1 – 9:41: Who sinned? And who’s really blind?
    E100-63: John 9:1 – 9:41: Who sinned? And who’s really blind?

    Notice the opening – beginnings are often important – and in this case that importance is highlighted when the theme is repeated, that’s another clue – we repeat things that matter! The man born blind is a great character, do enjoy listening to him “naively” running rings round the clever religious scholars 🙂 So, it’s [&hellip...

  • E100-51: John 1:1 – 1:18: Mystery as poetry

    Jun 28, 10 • E100, Jesus, JohnComments Off on E100-51: John 1:1 – 1:18: Mystery as poetry
    E100-51: John 1:1 – 1:18: Mystery as poetry

    As a child I loved those old hymns that talked about God as a mystery: Immortal, invisible, God only wise, in light inaccessible hid from our eyes… Even if at first I had to ask what some of the words meant 😉 actually understanding the words doesn’t end the mystery… John one has the same [&hellip...

  • E100 Week 11: The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ

    Jun 27, 10 • E100, Jesus, John, Luke, Mark, MatthewComments Off on E100 Week 11: The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ
    E100 Week 11: The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ

    What is a “Gospel”? Not a collection of sayings, because they tell more stories, but not a biography, they almost miss out most of Jesus’ life! We’ll get an idea what Gospels really are by looking at how each Gospel concludes (Matt 28:17-20; Mark 16:15-20; Luke 24:51-53; John 20:30-31). Then, the four gospels begin so [&hellip...