Narratives in the Gospel
of John
Part I: Miracle Stories:
Review
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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? |
Slide 3
What miracle Story does
this Illustrate
and where is it Found?
John 2-1-11
The Wedding at Cana
How does the GJ Interpret It?
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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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The Pool of Bethesda
Site of Healing of Lame Man: John
5
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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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Slide 7
What Miracle Story does
this Illustrate?
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Where is this Story Found? |
John 6.1-14: The Feeding
of the Five Thousand
What themes does the Fourth Evangelist Introduce in
his Interpretation of this Miracle?
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Jesus as the Prophet Like Moses (Deut
18) Jn 6.14 |
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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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Slide 10
Healing of the Blind Man: John 9
John
9.7: “Go, wash in the pool of Siloam” (which means ‘sent’)”
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Stairway down to the pool of Siloam |
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Jerusalem |
John 9.1-7: Healing of a
Man Born Blind
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How is this miracle story Interpreted? |
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The Mini Drama of John
9.8-41
7 Scenes
KEY THEMES:
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Clue to Historical Situation of Fourth
Evangelist:: |
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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) |
What is this Story?
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Where is it in the GJ? |
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What Characters can you Identity? |
Slide 15
John 11:The Raising of
Lazarus
How is this Story Significant in the Narrative?
To what does it lead? How is it interpreted as a “Sign”?
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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” |
Seven Miracle
Stories
John 1-20
Which 2 were not Illustrated Here?
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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 |
Slide 18
Where is this Story
Found?
John 21:The Miraculous
Catch of Fish
How is this Story Interpreted?
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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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Summary: in GJ—Jesus’
Miracles are Signs
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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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The End