Phōtizō: Getting Out of The Cave
One of my favorite Bible stories is the Samaritan Woman at the Well in John 4. While she is unnamed, later traditions called her Photini — The Luminous One — because she…
Subverting the Mysteries: Cana, Dionysus, & New Creation — John 2:1-12
“Count the days… we are on the seventh day. John is telling us that with Jesus, God’s new creation has begun. The water turning to wine is the sign that…
7 Days for 7 Titles — No More Guile & Jacob’s Ladder (John 1:29-2:1)
“The sequence of days in John 1… is a deliberate reconstruction of the creative week of Genesis 1.” — N.T. Wright, (John for Everyone) In the previous post on John, we…
Bible In Context: Gospel of John (Class Audio & Slides)
“In the biblical understanding, knowledge of God does not come through inference alone, but through participation in God’s action. One comes to know by entering into the reality being revealed.”…
An Introduction to Sonship: John 1:6-18
“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things were made through him, and without him was not…
John 1:1-5 — A Jewish Mystic Prologue to a Greco-Roman World
Almost a year ago, we did an introduction to the Gospel of John. It was an attempt to cross off a decade-old New Year’s resolution that turned into writing a…
The Gospel of John: A Re-Introduction
The Gospel of John is often lauded for its theological depth and poetic resonance. Yet, beneath its surface lies a revolutionary text steeped in political subversion, counter-cultural rhetoric, and a…
