by Eric Spivey | Mar 13, 2019 | Deep Dive, Seen: The Gospel of John
Deep Dive: Textual Concerns in John 8:1-11 Textual Concerns To start, you should know that tons of research has been done about this specific passage, and plenty of faithful Christians see this story as either the authoritative Word of God (such as RC Sproul) or, at...
by Eric Spivey | Mar 13, 2019 | Discussion Guides, Seen: The Gospel of John
Week 7 – John 8:1-11 Passage Intro Many of your Bibles will put a heading over this passage saying something like “The earliest manuscripts do not include 7:53-8:11.” At first glance this may seem concerning, either for you or for folks in your group. You’ll see...
by Eric Spivey | Mar 6, 2019 | Discussion Guides, Seen: The Gospel of John
Passage Intro In some ways this passage is about the disabled man, and in some ways it isn’t. Certainly Jesus had compassion on this man, whose four decades of disability had surely beaten him down. For some reason Jesus singled him out from the crowds of disabled...
by Eric Spivey | Feb 25, 2019 | Discussion Guides, Seen: The Gospel of John
Passage Intro There are two linguistic notes that’ll help us get started with this passage. First off, the “official” introduced in v.46 isn’t described in much detail, but the Greek title basilikós, here translated as “official” is rendered in other...
by Eric Spivey | Feb 14, 2019 | Discussion Guides, Seen: The Gospel of John
Passage Intro You’ve probably already heard about the deep-seated racial tension that existed between Samaritans and Jews during the New Testament era. Grasping Jewish disdain for Samaritans in the first century is crucial to understanding Jesus’...
by Eric Spivey | Jan 31, 2019 | Discussion Guides, Seen: The Gospel of John
Passage Intro The Gospels are a lot funnier than they get credit for. Here in John 3 we have a Pharisee named Nicodemus sneaking over to Jesus under cover of night to ask him some questions. He tries to small-talk for a minute but Jesus immediately cuts to the chase,...
