Page 18 this is the way i studied i john and in lessons 46 the idea of the spiral staircase. John exhibited great zeal for jesus and his teachings. Jesus noted the zeal when calling john and his brother. Bernard, a critical and exegetical commentary on the gospel according to. Establish or orient the context of the pericope in the biblical book as a whole. Its incredibly well researched and informative, but not exactly a page turner. It leads beginners through the maze of academic discussion concerning origins. The hard work of exegesis uncovers what the bible is telling us, and our obedience sets aside the ideas we cherish so that we may take on the bibles vision. Bible reading schedule for 1 john lesson 1 i john 1. The blue letter bible ministry and the blb institute hold to the historical, conservative christian faith, which includes a firm belief in the inerrancy of scripture. This summary of the gospel of john provides information about the title, author s, date of writing, chronology, theme, theology, outline, a brief overview, and the chapters of the gospel of john. John overview greek testament critical exegetical commentary. Library tools for biblical exegesis duke divinity school. To expound the term beginning, of christ, is altogether frivolous.
John overview, one of over 110 bible commentaries freely available, this commentary, originally published in four parts, is a digest of vatious readings and marginal references. The word became flesh in the beginning was the word, and the word was with god, and the word was god. However, other bible teachers think that john means 6 oclock in the evening here. It does offer a reading guide for you to read through the entire book of john, and i highly recommend doing that. But, pastor bill, has been known, on occasion, to preach a sermon. Introduction to an exegesis of the bible when i exegete a book, i tend to get very bogged down in the details and so, i decided to develop a series of a few short lessons on various chapters of the bible, where i attempt to simply deal with the primary points.
Audio lectures features old testament scholar john oswalt teaching through the book of isaiah in short, engaging, and challenging lessons. He had been with god since the beginning, and all things had been created through him. But these are written that you may believe that jesus is the messiah, the son of god, and that by believing you may have life. Although there is no direct internal evidence of authorship, it was the unanimous testimony of the early church that this gospel was written by john mark john, also called mark, ac 12. At dawn he appeared again in the temple courts, where all the people gathered around him, and he sat down to teach them. Welcome to the web site, containing biblical exegesis from the original languages of scripture, translation notes, and relevant theological commentary. Like the gospel of john, the 3 letters of john were written to supply evidence essential for the building of credible faith.
The significance of the lightdarkness motif in 1 john 1. The book of john lessons bible study and ministry resources. The book has been preserved and passed down through painstaking efforts. The science and art of exegesis or exegetical method is not meant to be scary, but rather provide us with the essential tools so we can better know and teach his word.
This is the way i studied i john and in lessons 46 the idea of the spiral staircase framed the structure of the lessons. The expression is indefinite, and must be interpreted relatively to the matter spoken of. They made her stand before the group and said to jesus, teacher, this woman was caught in the act of adultery. After that john moved to minor asia ephesus where he is likely to have stayed till his death at a very old age around the year 100 ad. He told us that this god was physically manifested, and that he and others could testify to this as eyewitnesses. Later scholars have called her work into question, however, due to problems dating the materials of the jewish lectionary. The gospel of john is probably the book that has been written last of all the books of the bible. The author is the apostle john, the disciple whom jesus loved. John leaned on the lords breast at the last supper john. John began with the beginning the eternal god, who was before all things. Observations on this first portion of the book, which is one long sentence in the original manuscript.
John 1 commentary, one of over 110 bible commentaries freely available, this commentary, originally published in four parts, is a digest of vatious readings and marginal references. The first sign of jesus at the wedding at cana an exegetical study on the function and meaning of john 2. Featuring newly updated material and lessons by professors and authors douglas stuart and mark strauss, the course focuses on historical contexts of the bible and explains differences between old testament narratives, the epistles, gospels, parables. Since the text and audio content provided by blb represent a range of evangelical traditions, all of the ideas and principles conveyed in the resource materials are not. Johns gospel free bible commentary in easy english. John 7 indepth versebyverse commentary and bible study of john chapter 7 in plain english. Martyrs wrote it and others have suffered intensely for their faithfulness to it. This takes into consideration the location, audience, and time of the books writing. It also seems evident that john had a purpose to write that was negative in nature. The gospel of john verse by verse bible study the word was god john 1. In its approach to scripture as a text, exegesis is akin to the philological approach taken by classicists to greek and latin literature or the contextualization, close reading, and explication du.
The teachers of the law and the pharisees brought in a woman caught in adultery. The apostle john is the author of the gospel of john, 1, 2, and 3 john and revelation. And so, lets just say, for example, that you were teaching on romans 8 and you want to teach on romans 8, but you have not systematically studied the entire letter to the romans. Biblical exegesis discovering the meaning of scriptural texts. But what we do not want to do is do it bad or erroneous. O give me that book at any price, give me the book of god from the preface of sermons on several occasions by john wesley, originally published in 1771. The well was the place where women gathered to talk together. Exegesis the process by which one comes to understand a text hese are the typical steps involved in an exegesis. Huntsman was an assistant professor of ancient scripture and affiliate faculty with classics and ancient history when this was written. Biblical interpretation and exegesis are skills developed over time, so dont be discouraged if you find the process difficult at first.
Johns gospel to the ancient jewish lectionary system oxford. The same living and learning that would have driven us to do an eisegesis of the text, instead becomes the raw material for revisioning our lives and thoughts through hermeneutics in. Follow along as john delivers his eyewitness account, and declares that jesus is, the son of god. Rebecca idestrom associate professor of old testament at tyndale seminary are designed to help you engage the scriptures responsibly and thoughtfully.
John 1 niv the word became flesh in the bible gateway. It is rather like that with the great truths john is concerned to state and revisit in the letter. In this pamphlet, john piper passes on to us a way of reading the text that he learned from. John 1 commentary greek testament critical exegetical. Based on oswalts isaiah commentary in the niv application commentary series, these lessons bring the. Interpreting the gospel of john guides to new testament. Light, my study bible comments, is necessary both for clear vision and for life itself. For literary context a good tool is a bible handbook, because a bible handbook goes passage by passage and summarizes every section of a book. Based on oswalts isaiah commentary in the niv application commentary series, these lessons bring the meaning of isaiah into the 21st century. But these are written that you may believe that jesus is the messiah, the son of god, and that by believing you may have life in his name.
Last month, the study topic for the fellowship was the book of john. Interpreting the gospel of john presents an easytofollow, stepbystep plan for exegeting the fourth gospel. The other gospels all describe jesus heritage from an earthly perspective, john, in contrast, doesnt start with his ministry, his parents, or john the baptist. Bible study lesson sheets these are lessons designed for either a class or personal study. Now christ has given the same commission to his church note philippians 2. John builds the new testament understanding of the trinity that one god exists as three persons, equal and one, yet distinct in their person. In him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind. Outline of the gospel of john here is the incredible news of the most exciting event in the universe. Thus, inductive bible study enhances the exegesis process by enabling us to read the bible for all its impact, value, and. The bible links together the names of the father, son, and holy spirit in a way that is unimaginable for other persons. John wrote this gospel, as inspired by god, after the gospels of matthew, mark and luke already had been written, and assumes the readers familiarity with some of the details e. Jesus love and trust in john was illustrated as the lord entrusts the care of his mother to john when hanging upon the cross john 19.
For i am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of god that brings salvation to everyone who believes romans 1. Dionysius noted that john did not name himself in his epistles, not even in the second and third epistles, although they are short. It does not discuss the entire book of john but selects major and significant passages. For example, in the time the gospels were written a person who washed the feet of another person was considered a servant. The how to read the bible for all its worth course helps you get the most out of your biblereading experience. John with book summary versebyverse bible commentary. We read and studied this gospel throughout the month and came together during tgif to share our thoughts and lessons learnt. Introduction to an exegesis of the bible when i exegete a book, i tend to get very bogged down in the details and so, i decided to develop a series of a few short lessons on various chapters of the bible, where i attempt to simply deal with the primary points of each verse without getting too detailoriented. Accordingly, a simplified definition of exegesis, the careful historical, literary, and theological analysis of a text, can be useful in studying not only the bible but indeed all scripture. The historical principle of biblical exegesis focuses on interpreting the bible within its original historical setting. This takes into consideration the location, audience, and time of the book s writing. This article also serves as the introduction and background material to our bible study series in the gospel of john. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it. The book offers great discussion and selfreflection questions and places for journaling and for answering the questions.
Thus, it means to draw out from the bible with reverence, humility, and without preconceived ideas, agendas, or theological systems. It is slightly shorter than 2 john 219 greek words compared to 245 for 2 john, and is the shortest book of the greek new testament. You have probably heard someone say, back in those days. In him is life, and that life is the light of the world.
This stay was interrupted though by his exile on the island of patmos revelation 1. Basically, thompson charts the exegetical history of about 10 difficult biblical passages and themes jepthahs daughter, pauls writings on women in the church, etc. The basics of understanding bible study methods, how to learn from and about gods word is basically simple, do it. Exegesis is a term used to describe the careful study of scripture to discover the original and intended meaning of a text. This bible study draws from those gospels, as well as from the other books of the bible. Exegetical lessons 1100 on genesis when i exegete a book, i tend to get very bogged down in the details and so, i decided to develop a series of a few short lessons on various chapters of the bible, where i attempt.
The father sent christ to be the light of the worldto reveal to men the life of god john 14. God is light and in him there is no darkness at all. The gospel of john has become so familiar and seems so simple that it is easy to overlook its special challenges, says the author of this helpful guide. Exegetical commentary on 3 john 115 3 john, like 2 john, is written in the standard epistolary format. In the new testament, the son of god is called light john 1. For moses simply intends to assert that the world was not perfected at its very commencement, in the manner in which it is now seen, but that it was created an empty chaos of heaven and earth. The view gets more wonderful as you climb and the heavenly light shines more and more clearly until you reach the top. He addresses false doctrines that threatened the faith of the early saints cp. It was the longest tgif yet and it was very interesting. Most of the studies you will find on our site are exactly that bible studies, presentations of the teachings of the bible. Because the bible alone is the inerrant, infallible authority for what we are to believe. Those sayings are an exegetical analysis of a text. Helping students ask questions of the text, religious educator 6, no.