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Is the New Jerusalem a place for people—or the people themselves?

June 30, 2023June 28, 2023 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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‘I go to prepare a place’ and ‘greater works’ in John 14

May 3, 2023May 2, 2023 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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‘I go to prepare a place’ and ‘greater works’ in John 14: video discussion

May 8, 2023May 1, 2023 by Ian Paul

The reading for Easter 5 in Year A is John 14.1–14, and it includes two really challenging texts. James and Ian explore why Jesus’ promise that he ‘goes to prepare a place for us’ is not about life after death, and try to make sense of the prediction that Jesus’ followers will ‘do greater works’ … Continue Reading

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Meeting the risen Jesus by the empty tomb in John 20

April 12, 2023April 8, 2023 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 in Year C (the alternative is Luke 24.1–12). And it is, in many ways, the most appealing choice, because of its polished literary form, … Continue Reading

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Nicodemus encounters Jesus in John 3 video discussion

March 6, 2023February 27, 2023 by Ian Paul

The Sunday lectionary gospel reading for Lent 2 in Year A is Nicodemus’ meeting with Jesus in John 3.1–17. Although we are supposed to be reading from Matthew’s gospel, and the RCL used ecumenically has continued to do so, the lectionary in Common Worship offers us a sequence of four encounters between Jesus and individuals … Continue Reading

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Tyndale NT Study group 2023: the Holy Spirit in the NT

January 27, 2023January 26, 2023 by Ian Paul

The theme for the Tyndale New Testament Study group this year is The Holy Spirit in the New Testament, and we are meeting from Wednesday 5th ­to Friday 7th July 2023 at High Leigh Conference Centre. As in 2022, we will be meeting simultaneously with the other study groups. We are hopeful that we will … Continue Reading

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What is the wedding at Cana in John 2 all about?

January 26, 2023January 24, 2023 by Ian Paul

The Sunday lectionary gospel in Year A for Epiphany 4 (which is also the reading in Year C for Epiphany 3) is John 2.1–11, the ‘sign’ of Jesus turning water into wine at the wedding in Cana. (In the Church of England version of the lectionary, it was also the reading in Years B and C … Continue Reading

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Seeing the empty tomb and meeting the risen Jesus in John 20 video

April 13, 2022April 12, 2022 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 in Year C (the alternative is Luke 24.1–12). And it is, in many ways, the most appealing choice, because of its polished literary form, … Continue Reading

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Seeing the empty tomb and meeting the risen Jesus in John 20

April 12, 2022April 11, 2022 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 in Year C (the alternative is Luke 24.1–12). And it is, in many ways, the most appealing choice, because of its polished literary form, … Continue Reading

Categories Biblical Studies 12 Comments

Reading and preaching from John 2: a conversation

January 14, 2022January 12, 2022 by Ian Paul

The Sunday lectionary gospel 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 evocation of the scene. In 11 short … Continue Reading

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How should interpret the six stone water jars at Cana in John2?

January 13, 2022January 10, 2022 by Ian Paul

The Sunday lectionary gospel in Year C for Epiphany 3 is John 2.1–11, the ‘sign’ of Jesus turning water into wine at the wedding in Cana. (In the Church of England version of the lectionary, it was also the reading on Epiphany 3 in Year B, though the ecumenical lectionary had a reading for Mark … Continue Reading

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