Monthly Archives: October 2010

What miraculous sign will you give us that we may see it and believe you?  You have got to be kidding, right?  Jesus has just fed 5000 people with 5 small loaves and 2 small fish.  He has crossed the … Continue reading →

The pools of Bathesda (or Bethsaida) are located just north of the Temple Mount in Jerusalem.  People would enter the pools when they were stirred up.  Now we might misunderstand this to mean that someone would physically stir the water, … Continue reading →

The Samaritans were part Jewish and part Gentile since the time of the northern kingdom captivity to Assyria.  This led to mixed forms of worship like that performed on Mt Gerizim.  Because of their mixed race and worship they were … Continue reading →

I always find Mary’s response to the supply of wine puzzling.  Why is it her business to make sure the problem is taken care of?  We find no evidence that she has witnessed any miracle by Jesus prior to this … Continue reading →

In this first chapter of John, I feel like John is laying out his thesis.  His argument being that Jesus is not only man but God.  Not just a form of God, but the very presence of God.  That is … Continue reading →

The Author of the Gospel of John is the Apostle John, and is identified in the Gospel only as “the disciple whom Jesus loved”.  Some of the evidence that supports his authorship is that the author is Jewish based on … Continue reading →