John thus places the life of Jesus in the context of ancient Jewish worship and emphasizes the length of his ministry. The gospel of John is a delightful book, full of theological insight and ...

In an enormous book called "Against Heresies ... And so the insistence upon the full humanity of Jesus would have been an issue in the acceptance of John as authoritative. So there were both ...

6 According to John, Jesus is the living bread from heaven (6:32-38 ... Faith and Fratricide: The Theological Roots of Anti-Semitism ("A Crossroad Book"; New York: Seabury, 1974), pp. 111-116. 8.

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Her books include The Misunderstood Jew ... Thus, for John, “the Jews,” as puppet-masters, control Pilate. John 19:38 describes Joseph of Arimathea as Jesus’ disciple, but a “secret one because of his ...

Some Bible scholars think that John may have had connections with this community. Matthew records that when Jesus asked John to baptise him, John was reluctant to do so. This could be for the ...

James and John approached Jesus and said, “Grant us to sit, one at your right hand and one at your left, in your glory.” Jesus explained to them that they did not know or understand what they ...

the author of John addresses his community. And he offers them reassurance: "Now Jesus did many other signs in the presence of his disciples, which are not written in this book. But these are ...