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Is the Book of Revelation a vision—or an audition?

April 14, 2021April 13, 2021 by Ian Paul

One of the things I have noticed in studying Revelation in the last couple of years is the amount and importance of the material that John reports that he hears in comparison with what he sees. There have been several studies of the hymnic material in Revelation, and these sections are important in themselves, partly because of … Continue Reading

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The empty tomb and the risen Jesus in John 20 video

April 1, 2021March 31, 2021 by Ian Paul

The discovery by two disciples of the empty tomb, and Mary Magdelene’s encounter with Jesus, in John 20.1–18, is one of the main options for the gospel reading for Easter Sunday. And it is, in many ways, the most appealing choice, because of its polished literary form, its focus on individuals, and its description of … Continue Reading

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The empty tomb and the risen Jesus in John 20

March 31, 2021March 30, 2021 by Ian Paul

The discovery by two disciples of the empty tomb, and Mary Magdelene’s encounter with Jesus, in John 20.1–18, is one of the main options for the gospel reading for Easter Sunday. And it is, in many ways, the most appealing choice, because of its polished literary form, its focus on individuals, and its description of … Continue Reading

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Are the six stone jars in John 2 historic or symbolic?

January 20, 2021January 19, 2021 by Ian Paul

The Sunday lectionary gospel in Year B (as well as in Year C) for Epiphany 3 is John 2.1–11, the ‘sign’ of Jesus turning water into wine at the wedding in Cana. It offers us a good example of John’s remarkable ability in story-telling, where he combines an intense attention to realistic detail with powerful … Continue Reading

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Is the New Jerusalem a place—or a people?

May 28, 2020May 18, 2020 by Ian Paul

Come with me, if you will, on an adventure of biblical imagination in Revelation 21 and 22. The New Jerusalem that is described there by John is mostly taken to be a place in which the people of God dwell with the presence of God—but what would happen if we interpreted everything in the vision as a … Continue Reading

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Jesus’ farewell discourse in John 14

May 8, 2020May 6, 2020 by Ian Paul

The Sunday lectionary gospel reading for Easter 5 in Year A is John 14.1–14. When I read this text, I cannot help but feel it has a slightly strange, dream-like quality to it, and I think that is for several reasons. The whole discourse (which begins at John 13.31 and continues to the end of … Continue Reading

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Empty tomb, risen Jesus in John 20 video

April 17, 2020April 15, 2020 by Ian Paul

As my first foray into the world of online teaching for a virtual church, I have turned yesterday’s post on John 20 into a video Bible study. Let me know what you think in (mostly nice) comments below! If you enjoyed this, do share it on social media, possibly using the buttons on the left. … Continue Reading

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Meeting the empty tomb and the risen Jesus in John 20

April 15, 2020April 14, 2020 by Ian Paul

The discovery by two disciples of the empty tomb, and Mary Magdelene’s encounter with Jesus, in John 20.1–18, is one of the main options for the gospel reading for Easter Sunday. And it is, in many ways, the most appealing choice, because of its polished literary form, its focus on individuals, and its description of … Continue Reading

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How did John influence the Synoptic gospels?

February 25, 2020February 24, 2020 by Ian Paul

If that sounds like an odd question to you, then you need to know that someone once wrote a PhD on the influence of T S Eliot on Shakespeare. The thesis was of course on how our reading of Eliot creates a lens through which we then read Shakespeare (I am assuming, dear reader, that … Continue Reading

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Are there different kinds of ‘love’ in John 21?

May 1, 2019April 30, 2019 by Ian Paul

When I first came to studying John’s gospel, I was armed with two things: a concern to pay attention to the details of the text; and the knowledge of all earnest Christians (thanks to C S Lewis) that there were four words for ‘love’ in Greek (eros, storge, philia and agape) pointing to the four different … Continue Reading

Categories Biblical Studies, Preaching 14 Comments

How do we relate God’s humility with God’s power?

March 5, 2019February 28, 2019 by Ian Paul

Jane Williams, a well-known theologian who teaches at St Mellitus, has another Lent book out, and it is written with her customary insight and clarity. The Merciful Humility of God is quite short at 30,000 words, but delivers a lot of insight, and will no doubt sell well and be read widely. (The cover picture is … Continue Reading

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Ian Paul: theologian, author, speaker, academic consultant. Adjunct Professor, Fuller Theological Seminary; Associate Minister, St Nic's, Nottingham; Managing Editor, Grove Books; member of General Synod. Mac user; chocoholic. Tweets at @psephizo

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