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How many miracle stories are told in the GJ? |
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In what Chapters in GJ are they told? |
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Five of these miracle stories will be
illustrated here: Can you identify them? |
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What have you learned about the INTERPRETATION
of each miracle story and of the miracle stories in general? |
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Dialogue with Mary |
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“My Hour has not yet come.”(2.4) |
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Water Jars for Jewish Rites of Purification
(2.6) |
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“Jesus did this the first of his Signs . . . and
the disciples believed in him” (2.11) |
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INTERPRETATION of Miracle: |
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Controversy about Healing on Sabbath |
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Additional theme for Controversy: “making
himself equal to God” (5.18) |
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Discourse: 5.19-47: a/ The Son gives Life and Judges b/ Son greater than Moses |
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Where is this Story Found? |
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Jesus as the Prophet Like Moses (Deut 18) Jn
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Moses: manna miracle |
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Jesus: “I am the bread from heaven”; superior to
Moses |
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Jesus gives eternal life |
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The Eucharist (“eat my flesh and drink my
blood”) |
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Stairway down to the pool of Siloam |
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Jerusalem |
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How is this miracle story Interpreted? |
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Clue to Historical Situation of Fourth
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9.22:
His parents . . .were afraid of the Jews: for the Jews had already agreed
that anyone who confessed Jesus as Messiah would be put out of the
synagogue.” |
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Theological Themes: |
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Sight and blindness: the blind man sees; the
Pharisees are blind (9.41) [Irony] |
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Signs and Faith: How one (the blind man)
gradually comes to faith: “that man….from God” ….the Son of Man…and he
worshipped him” (vv. 15, 33, .35-38) |
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Judgment and division: “I came into this world
for judgment” (9.39) |
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Where is it in the GJ? |
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What Characters can you Identity? |
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Given as Reason for the Arrest of Jesus |
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Interpreted in dialogue with Martha and Mary: “I
am the Resurrection and the Life” |
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John 4.46-54: Healing of the Royal Official’s
Son |
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John 6.16-21: Jesus Walks on Water |
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Characters: Jesus, Peter, the Beloved Disciple |
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The Beloved Disciple: “It is the Lord” (21.7) |
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Peter jumps in water naked (21.7) |
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FOLLOWED BY: |
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Signs are interpreted through dialogues,
discourses and mini-dramas |
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Miracles can lead to Faith |
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But they also cause Division—Jesus ministry to
the Jews results in division: believers, secret believers, enemies |
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John 1.5, 11: “The light shines in the darkness,
and the darkness did not overcome it…He came to what was his own, and his
own people did not accept him:” |
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Notes