St. John's Gospel: A Bible Study Guide and Commentary
As Catholics in ever-growing numbers are taking part in Bible studies, many questions arise. How do I study the Bible? Where do I begin? Is it OK to interpret the Bible for ourselves? What Bible should I use? How can I understand such a deep book as the Gospel of St. John? How can I be guided in my studies?\ Stephen Ray answers all of these questions. He takes the difficult and makes it easy, and takes the confusion and makes things clear. This is a book to answer the questions and give a...
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As Catholics in ever-growing numbers are taking part in Bible studies, many questions arise. How do I study the Bible? Where do I begin? Is it OK to interpret the Bible for ourselves? What Bible should I use? How can I understand such a deep book as the Gospel of St. John? How can I be guided in my studies? Stephen Ray answers all of these questions. He takes the difficult and makes it easy, and takes the confusion and makes things clear. This is a book to answer the questions and give a simple start for a beginner while providing the depth and profundity for the scholar. This book is one of a kind. It is the first extensive, easy to use and thoroughly Catholic study guide available. This Bible study provides extensive "text boxes" with detailed information that helps students discover the cultural, religious, historical, and other information on the specific passage they are studying. It utilizes quotes for a wide range of scholars, historians, and specialists to instruct the student and give valuable insights into the background and meaning of the text. This book can serve as a basic Bible study guide for working through the Gospel of John by helping the student plumb the depths of St. John's marvelous and deeply spiritual Gospel.
Abbreviations15Introduction17John 1a: The "Overture": The Word Becomes Flesh37John 1:1-2: In the Beginning Was the Word39John 1:3-5: All Things Came into Being through Him42John 1:6-13: True Light and Children of God44John 1:14-18: The Incarnation - The Word Became Flesh48John 1b: John the Baptist; Choosing the Disciples60John 1:19-34: Testimony of John the Baptist60John 1:35-51: Jesus Chooses Disciples64John 2: Jesus, Mary, and the Wedding in Cana - Cleansing the Temple in Jerusalem72John 2:1-5: The Wedding in Cana: Mary and Jesus73John 2:6-11: The Wedding in Cana: Water into Wine, Old Transformed into the New81John 2:12-21: The Temple in Jerusalem, the Resurrection Proclaimed84John 2:22-25: Belief and the Heart of Man91John 3: "You Must Be Born Anew" - "For God So Loved the World"93John 3:1-21: Jesus and Nicodemus93John 3:22-36: John the Baptizer107John 4: The Samaritan Woman, the Gentile Official: Conversion and Faith110John 4:1-42: The Samaritan Woman Is Offered Living Water110John 4:43-54: Jesus' Second Sign; He Heals a Gentile's Son121John 5: Infirm Man Healed at the Pools of Bethesda - Jesus Calls Four Witnesses123John 5:1-9: Healing at the Pool on the Sabbath123John 5:10-18: The Jews React to the "Sabbath Violation"127John 5:19-47: Jesus Defends and Explains His Equality with God130John 6a: Miraculous Bread to Feed the People - Jesus Walks on the Water136John 6:1-15: Multiplication of Loaves, the Eucharist Foreshadowed136John 6:16-21: Jesus Walks on the Water: The Fifth Sign145John 6b: "Unless You Eat My Flesh and Drink My Blood" - The Eucharist149John 6:22-59: Jesus, the Bread of Life149John 6:60-70: Many Disciples Abandon the Words of Eternal Life165John 7: Jewish Feast of Booths - Two Debates: Who Is Jesus? Rivers of Living Water172John 7:1-13: Jesus Goes Up to Jerusalem for the Feast of Booths172John 7:14-24: Jesus Teaches at the Feast176John 7:25-44: Is Jesus the Christ?180John 7:45-53: Unbelief of Jewish Leaders183John 8: Adulterous Woman; More Debates: Who Is Christ? True "I am"185John 8:1-13: The Woman Caught in Adultery185John 8:12-30: Jesus Is the Light of the World189John 8:31-59: The Truth Will Make You Free192John 9: The Blind Man Sees - The Seeing Men Are Blind; More Debates: Who Is Jesus?199John 9:1-12: Jesus Heals the Blind Beggar199John 9:13-34: Dispute over the Healed Man204John 9:35-41: Jesus Reaffirms His Deity207John 10: The Good Shepherd Makes Himself Out to Be God! Who Is Jesus?210John 10:1-21: The Bad Shepherds Oppose the Good Shepherd210John 10:22-42: The Feast of Dedication: Are You the Messiah? Are You God?216John 11: Lazarus Raised from the Dead: "I Am the Resurrection and the Life"224John 11:1-16: The Setting for the Seventh Sign224John 11:17-33: Jesus Goes to Bethany227John 11:34-44: Jesus Raises Lazarus232John 11:45-57: The Sanhedrin Condemns Jesus234John 12: Anointing Jesus - the Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem238John 12:1-11: Jesus Anointed at Bethany238John 12:12-19: Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem242John 12:20-36: Greeks Seek Jesus; His Death Foretold245John 12:37-50: The Disbelief of the Jews248John 13: The Humble, Compassionate King; The Foolish, Treacherous Servant251John 13:1-17: Maundy Thursday: Jesus Washes Feet251John 13:18-38: The Betrayal and Glory257John 14: The Way to Heaven - The Gift of the Holy Spirit265John 14:1-14: Heaven and the Way to Get There265John 14:15-31: Jesus Promises the Holy Spirit272John 15: The Vine and Branches - In the World, but Not of the World278John 15:1-17: Abide Fruitfully in Christ or Burn278John 15:18-27: In the World, but Not of the World285John 16: Jesus Prepares to Leave and Return; The Action of the Holy Spirit289John 16:1-6: Christians and Persecution289John 16:7-15: The Action of the Holy Spirit291John 16:16-24: Jesus' Crucifixion and Resurrection Foretold295John 16:25-33: Jesus' Last Consolations296John 17: Our High Priest Prays - The Visible Unity of the Church300John 17:1-5: Jesus Prays for Himself300John 17:6-19: Jesus Prays for His Disciples306John 17:20-26: Jesus Prays for the Church - Those Believing the Apostles' Word309John 18: The Betrayal, Arrest, and Trials of Jesus - "King of the Jews?"313John 18:1-11: Jesus Is Betrayed and Arrested313John 18:12-23: Trial before Annas317John 18:24-27: Trial before Caiaphas323John 18:28-40: Trial before Pilate324John 19a: Jesus Condemned - The Pain of the Crucifixion331John 19:1-16: Jesus Abused before Pilate331John 19:17-24: The Crucifixion Begins337John 19b: The Crucifixion and Burial of Jesus - The Birth of the Church346John 19:25-27: Mary and John at the Cross346John 19:28-37: Jesus Dies on the Cross353John 19:38-42: The Burial of Jesus361John 20: Death Could Not Hold Him - "My Lord and My God"366John 20:1-10: The Empty Tomb366John 20:11-18: Jesus Appears to Mary Magdalene370John 20:19-31: Jesus Appears to the Disciples373John 20:24-31: Jesus and "Doubting Thomas"379John 21: The Grand Finale: Jesus Meets the Apostles - The Pope and the Church383AppSt. John's Grand "Finale"!383John 21:1-14: Jesus Appears in Galilee384John 21:15-17: Peter Appointed as Shepherd391John 21:18-23: The Future of Peter and John397Concluding Thoughts401Bibliography403Acknowledgments417Index of Scripture419Index of Topics453
