•Clue to Historical
Situation of Fourth Evangelist::
• 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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•Sight and blindness: the blind man sees; the Pharisees are blind
(9.41) [Irony]
•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)
•Judgment and
division: “I came into this world for
judgment” (9.39)