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2026-06-06T21:50:55-04:00

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The Gospel of John: The Prologue to a New Torah

Last updated on: June 6, 2026 at 9:50 pm By Gabriel Blanchard

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You can find my two-part introduction to the Gospel of John at these two links, and my index/outline for it here; for the previous installment on John 11:47-12:11, go here. The Gospel of John: The Prologue to a New Torah (John 12:12-50) The Logos‘s entries into and departures from Yrushalem in chapters 5, 7, 9, and 10 have gone largely un-narrated, or have even taken place on the sly. Here, we finally get a public entry into the city like the one in chapter... Read more

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2026-05-28T02:44:27-04:00

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The Gospel of John: Entry to the Book of Glory

Last updated on: May 28, 2026 at 2:44 am By Gabriel Blanchard

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You can find my two-part introduction to the Gospel of John at these two links, and my index/outline for it here; for the previous installment on John 11:1-46, go here. Also, as a small piece of “housekeeping”: even though it’s more common not to observe this convention, I’ve decided to start italicizing the names of individual books of the Bible in my text. This is because—and I can’t believe it didn’t cross my mind until now—this makes it much easier to show, without circumlocutions,... Read more

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2026-05-22T02:31:23-04:00

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The Raising of Lazarus: John’s Climactic Seventh Sign

Last updated on: May 22, 2026 at 2:31 am By Gabriel Blanchard

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The Gospel of John: The Seventh Sign (John 11:1-46) Russian ikon (15th c.) of the raising of Lazarus. John 11:1-46, RSV-CE Now a certain man was ill, Lazarus of Bethany, the village of Mary and her sister Martha.a It was Mary who anointed the Lord with ointmentb and wiped his feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was ill. So the sisters sent to him, saying, “Lord, he whom you lovec is ill.” But when Jesus heard it he... Read more

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2026-05-13T20:11:51-04:00

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The Gospel of John: Chanukah

Last updated on: May 13, 2026 at 8:11 pm By Gabriel Blanchard

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This post is up a day earlier than usual, in honor of tomorrow being the Solemnity of the Lord’s Ascension (as observed by the Ordinariate of the Chair of Saint Peter, which is effectively my “diocese”). You can find my two-part introduction to the Gospel of John at these two links, and my index/outline for it here; for the previous installment on John 9:35-10:21, go here. The Gospel of John: Chanukah (John 10:22-42) The explicit liturgical theming in John is again at the... Read more

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2026-05-07T10:52:33-04:00

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The Gospel of John: Unblinding Light, Part II

Last updated on: May 7, 2026 at 10:52 am By Gabriel Blanchard

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You can find my two-part introduction to the Gospel of John at these two links, and my index/outline for it here; for the previous installment on John 9:1-34, go here. The Gospel of John: Unblinding Light, Part II (John 9:35-10:21) The “light of the world” reënters the narrative. He has had time to hear of the formerly-blind man’s expulsion from the synagogue, so it has apparently been at least a few days; the evangelist does not give us a very specific timeline, but, as... Read more

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2026-04-30T07:33:11-04:00

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The Gospel of John: Unblinding Light, Part I

Last updated on: April 30, 2026 at 7:33 am By Gabriel Blanchard

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You can find my two-part introduction to the Gospel of John at these two links, and my index/outline for it here; for the previous installment on John 8:30-59, go here. The Gospel of John: Unblinding Light, Part I (John 9:1-34) The opening verse of our text suggests that there is no pause between 8:59 and 9:1, or no very substantial pause (like the kind implied by 2:12)—the Lord is apparently still on his way out of Yrushalem, and performs this miracle more or less... Read more

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2026-04-23T11:42:53-04:00

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The Gospel of John: Sukkot, Part IV

Last updated on: April 23, 2026 at 11:42 am By Gabriel Blanchard

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You can find my two-part introduction to the Gospel of John at these two links, and my index/outline for it here; for the previous installment on John 8:12-29, go here. The Gospel of John: Sukkot, Part IV (John 8:30-59) The Sukkot sequence at last draws to a close, in one sense: as we will see next week, as chapter 9 begins, the Lord is still only just leaving Yrushalem, though as in chapter 3 there will be an interlude during which the narrative “camera” leaves... Read more

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2026-04-16T14:49:53-04:00

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The Gospel of John: Sukkot, Part III

Last updated on: April 16, 2026 at 2:49 pm By Gabriel Blanchard

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You can find my two-part introduction to the Gospel of John at these two links, and my index/outline for it here; for the previous installment on John 7:32-52, go here. The Gospel of John: Sukkot, Part III (John 8:12-29) The unofficial cross1-examination of Christ in Yrushalem continues, and the tension continues to simmer. Next week, in my fourth and final installment on this pericope, it will boil over. John 8:12-29, RSV-CE Again Jesus spoke to them, saying, “I am the light of the world;a... Read more

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2026-04-09T23:49:27-04:00

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The Gospel of John: Sukkot, Part II

Last updated on: April 9, 2026 at 11:49 pm By Gabriel Blanchard

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You can find my two-part introduction to the Gospel of John at these two links, and my index/outline for it here; for the previous installment on John 7:1-31, go here. (My apologies for getting this out so late, and with no Patreon sponsor early version! I was without a working laptop charger for a couple of days, which set me back quite a bit work-wise.) The Gospel of John: Sukkot, Part II (John 7:32-52) The theme of Yeshua’s cross-examination again grows prominent: questions dart... Read more

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2026-04-01T15:56:09-04:00

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The Gospel of John: Sukkot, Part I

Last updated on: April 1, 2026 at 3:56 pm By Gabriel Blanchard

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You can find my two-part introduction to the Gospel of John at these two links, and my index/outline for it here; for the previous installment on John 6:52-71, go here. The Gospel of John: Sukkot, Part I (John 7:1-31) The seventh and eighth chapters of John take place during the festival of Sukkot, which occurs on the 15th to 21st of the month of Tishrei, so that it usually falls in late September or early October in the Gregorian calendar. This is the greatest... Read more

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