Abstract: The present article explores John’s distinct use of “signs” as part of his “theological transposition” of the Synoptic Gospels by which John transforms the Synoptic concept of “miracle” into that of “signs” pointing to Jesus’s messianic identity. The article proposes that Isaiah was the source for John’s signs theology by demonstrating significant links between… Read More
Jesus and the Future: John’s Gospel
Part 4: John’s Gospel Throughout this series of blogs, we’ve been investigating Jesus’ teaching about the future in the Gospels. In Part 1 and Part 2, we focused our attention on Jesus’ primary teaching about the future in the Olivet Discourse. In Part 3, we explored his other teachings about the future throughout the Synoptic… Read More
Interview on Preaching the Gospel of John
Recently, I was privileged to join Dr. Jason K. Allen, president of Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, on his podcast Preaching and Preachers to discuss preaching through the Gospel of John. Dr. Allen’s team has included some highlights of our discussion, which we’ve included below. Why preachers should preach through the Gospel of John The existential bite… Read More
Foreword to Josh Moody’s John 1–12 For You
Someone once said that John’s Gospel is “deep enough for an elephant to swim and shallow enough for a child not to drown.” I’ve never been able to conclusively verify the source of the saying (though many attribute it to Augustine), but there’s a reason why this quote is so popular: it captures a profound… Read More
God’s Gift to the World (John 3:16)
“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life” (John 3:16), writes the fourth evangelist, drawing out the implications of Jesus’s encounter with Nicodemus (with the majority of commentators, I take John 3:16-21 as the explanatory words of the evangelist rather than the words… Read More