The Gospel According to John

Introduction to the Gospel of John From the New American Bible Various Outlines of the Fourth Gospel Courtesy of Prof. Felix Just, S.J. Contrasts between John and the Synoptics Courtesy of Prof. Felix Just, S.J. "Amen, Amen" Sayings in the Fourth Gospel Courtesy of Prof. Felix Just, S.J. The Fourth Gospel: "Signs" and "Believing" Courtesy of Prof. Felix Just, S.J. Women in the Fourth Gospel Courtesy of Prof. Felix Just, S.J. The Holy Spirit as Paraclete: The Gift of John's Gospel Article by Raymond E. Brown, S.S. in Scripture from Scratch Gospel of St. John Leopold Fonck, The Catholic Encyclopedia, 1910 Commentary on the Gospel of John By the Father of the Church Origen Interpretation or Comment on the Gospel According to John By the Father of the Church St. Cyril of Alexandria The Gospel of John By Barry D. Smith of Atlantic Baptist Unniversity Mary Magdalene and the Disciple Jesus Loved Article by Esther A. de Boer in Lectio Difficilior, a European E-Journal for Feminist Exegesis Born Anew Article by Sandra M. Schneiders in Theology Today The Promise of Life in the Gospel of John Article by Paul S. Minear in Theology Today Between Tradition and Literary Art: The Miracle Tradition in the Fourth Gospel Article by M. Labahn in Biblica, 1999 Spaced Out in John: Territoriality in the Fourth Gospel Article by Jerome H. Neyrey, S.J The Sociology of Secrecy and the Fourth Gospel Essay by Jerome H. Neyrey, S.J Despising the Shame of the Cross: Honor and Shame in the Johannine Passion Narrative Article by Jerome H. Neyrey, S.J. in Semeia, 1996 'My Lord and My God': The Divinity of Jesus in John's Gospel Article by Jerome H. Neyrey, S.J. in Society of Biblical Literature Seminar Papers, 1986 Mary Magdalene: Author of the Fourth Gospel? Article by Ramon K. Jusino, M.A. Includes related links and reaction from theologians Johannine Literature Section Sessions and Papers related to Johannine Literature presented at the 1999 Meeting of the Society of Biblical Literature The Gospel of John Chapter 11 of A Historical Introduction to the New Testament by Robert M. Grant The Gospel of John Chapter 10 of An Introduction to the New Testament by Richard Heard John Chapter 3 of Many Witnesses, One Lord by William Barclay "The Jews" in the Fourth Gospel Courtesy of Prof. Felix Just, S.J. Anti-Judaism in John? The Depiction of 'the Jews' in the Fourth Gospel By M.C. de Boer, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. Presented to the SBL "Johannine Literature Section" Nashville, November 20, 2000 Jesus' Jewishness in the Fourth Gospel: An Antidote to Anti-Judaism? By Raimo Hakola, University of Helsinki. Presented to the SBL "Johannine Literature Section" on Tuesday 11/21/00 Wrestling with Johannine Anti-Judaism: A Hermeneutical Framework for the Analysis of the Current Debate Article by R. Bieringer, D. Pollefeyt, F. Vandecasteele-Vanneuville in The Bible and Interpretation The Legend of the Beloved Disciple By Tom Thatcher, Cincinnati Bible Seminary The Politics of the Johannine Drama By Colleen M. Conway. Presented to the SBL "Johannine Literature Section" on Monday 11/20/00 Feeding Imagery in the Gospel of John: Uniting the Physical and the Spiritual Adam C. English, Baylor University. Presented to the SBL "Johannine Literature Section" on Monday 11/20/00 "I AM" Sayings in the Fourth Gospel Courtesy of Prof. Felix Just, S.J. The Johannine Ego Eimi sayings in Cognitive-Critical Perspective Paper by Paul N. Anderson, George Fox University Mark, John, and Answerability: Aspects of Interfluentiality Between the Second and Fourth Gospels Paper by Paul N. Anderson, George Fox University Intertextuality and the Relationship Between John and the Synoptics Paper by Mark A. Matson, Milligan College Art and Images related to John's Gospel Courtesy of Prof. Felix Just, S.J. Archaeology and Geography related to the Gospel of John Courtesy of Prof. Felix Just, S.J. Narrative Movement in the Gospel of John Part of James Tabor 's "Jewish-Roman World of Jesus" web site Electronic Bibliography: Johannine Literature on the World Wide Web Courtesy of Prof. Felix Just, S.J. The Sword of the Messiah and the Concept of Liberation in the Fourth Gospel Article by Cornelis Bennema in Biblica, 2005 The Holy Spirit’s Ministry in the Fourth Gospel Walt Russell, Grace Theological Journal, 1987 Merrill C. Tenney, Topics from the Gospel of John: Part I: The Person of the Father Bibliotheca Sacra, Jan. 1975 Part II: The Meaning of the Signs Bibliotheca Sacra, April 1975 Part III: The Meaning of "Witness" in John Bibliotheca Sacra, July 1975 Merrill C. Tenney, Literary Keys to the Fourth Gospel: I. The Symphonic Structure of John Bibliotheca Sacra, 1963 II. The Authori's Testimony to Himself Bibliotheca Sacra, July 1963 III. The Old Testament and the Fourth Gospel Bibliotheca Sacra, Oct. 1963 IV. The Imagery of John Bibliotheca Sacra, Jan. 1964 Are Christians Monotheists? The Answer of St. John's Gospel By James F. McGrath The Father and Son in the Fourth Gospel: Johannine Subordination Revisited By Christopher Cowan, Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society, Mar 2006 The Gospel of John Book by United Methodist Bishop William R. Cannon, formerly Professor of Church History and then Dean of Chandler School of Theology at Emory University in Atlanta Judas Game: The Biology of Combat in the Gospel of John Lyle Eslinger, Journal for the Study of the New Testament, 2000 Witness and Friend: Symbolism Associated with John the Baptiser Mary L. Coloe "The End Is Where We Start From": Afterlife in the Fourth Gospel Mary L. Coloe Households of Faith (Jn 4::46-54; 11: 1-44): A Metaphor for the Johannine Community Mary Coloe, Pacifica, October 2000 Symbolism and the Sacramental Principle in the Fourth Gospel Sandra M. Schneiders, IHM History and Symbolism in the Fourth Gospel Sandra M. Schneiders, IHM The Gospel of John and the Dead Sea Scrolls Harold Attridge THE GOSPEL OF JOHN, CHAPTER BY CHAPTER Catena Aurea John 1 Chapter 1 verse-by-verse text plus commentary by Church Fathers St. John Chrysostom, Homilies on Chapter 1 of John: Homily 2 -- Homily 3 -- Homily 4 -- Homily 5 -- Homily 6 -- Homily 7 -- Homily 8 -- Homily 9 -- Homily 10 -- Homily 11 -- Homily 12 -- Homily 13 -- Homily 14 -- Homily 15 -- Homily 16 -- Homily 17 -- Homily 18 -- Homily 19 -- Homily 20 -- Homily 21 St. Augustine, Tractates on Chapter 1 of John: Tractate 1 -- Tractate 2 -- Tractate 3 -- Tractate 4 -- Tractate 5 -- Tractate 6 -- Tractate 7 The Prologue to the Fourth Gospel (John 1:1-18) Courtesy of Prof. Felix Just, S.J.. Includes a presentation of the chiastic structure of the Prologue The Structure of the Johannine Prologue and Genesis 1 Mary Coloe, PBVM Spirit-Baptism in the Fourth Gospel. A Messianic Reading of John 1,33 Cornelis Bennema, Biblica, 2003 Catena Aurea John 2 Chapter 2 verse-by-verse text plus commentary by Church Fathers St. John Chrysostom, Homilies on Chapter 2 of John: Homily 22 -- Homily 23 -- Homily 24 St. Augustine, Tractates on Chapter 2 of John: Tractate 8 -- Tractate 9 -- Tractate 10 -- Tractate 11 Catena Aurea John 3 Chapter 3 verse-by-verse text plus commentary by Church Fathers St. John Chrysostom, Homilies on Chapter 3 of John: Homily 25 -- Homily 26 -- Homily 27 -- Homily 28 -- Homily 29 -- Homily 30 -- Homily 31 St. Augustine, Tractates on Chapter 3 of John: Tractate 12 -- Tractate 13 -- Tractate 14 Whence and Whither: A Narrative Perspective on Birth a!nwqen (John 3,3-8) Article by Karl Olav Sandnes in Biblica, 2004 Catena Aurea John 4 Chapter 4 verse-by-verse text plus commentary by Church Fathers St. John Chrysostom, Homilies on Chapter 4 of John: Homily 32 -- Homily 33 -- Homily 34 -- Homily 35 -- Homily 36 St. Augustine, Tractates on Chapter 4 of John: Tractate 15 -- Tractate 16 What's Wrong With This Picture? John 4, Cultural Stereotypes of Women, and Public and Private Space Article by Jerome H. Neyrey, S.J. in Biblical Theology Bulletin, 1994 The Wooing of the Woman at the Well: Jesus, the Reader and Reader-Response Criticism Lyle Eslinger, Journal of Literature & Theology, September 1987 Catena Aurea John 5 Chapter 5 verse-by-verse text plus commentary by Church Fathers St. John Chrysostom, Homilies on Chapter 5 of John: Homily 37 -- Homily 38 -- Homily 39 -- Homily 40 -- Homily 41 St. Augustine, Tractates on Chapter 5 of John: Tractate 17 -- Tractate 18 -- Tractate 19 -- Tractate 20 -- Tractate 21 -- Tractate 22 -- Tractate 23 He Has Given to the Son To Have Life in Himself (John 5,26) Urban C. von Wahlde, Biblica, 2004 Catena Aurea John 6 Chapter 6 verse-by-verse text plus commentary by Church Fathers St. John Chrysostom, Homilies on Chapter 6 of John: Homily 42 -- Homily 43 -- Homily 44 -- Homily 45 -- Homily 46 -- Homily 47 St. Augustine, Tractates on Chapter 6 of John: Tractate 24 -- Tractate 25 -- Tractate 26 -- Tractate 27 Catena Aurea John 7 Chapter 7 verse-by-verse text plus commentary by Church Fathers St. John Chrysostom, Homilies on Chapter 7 of John: Homily 48 -- Homily 49 -- Homily 50 -- Homily 51 -- Homily 52 St. Augustine, Tractates on Chapter 7 of John: Tractate 28 -- Tractate 29 -- Tractate 30 -- Tractate 31 -- Tractate 32 -- Tractate 33 The Trials (Forensic) and Tribulations (Honor Challenges) of Jesus: John 7 in Social Science Perspective Article by Jerome H. Neyrey, S.J. in Biblical Theology Bulletin, 1996 Liar Liar and 'This Woman' in John 7:1--8:59: From Rhetorical Analysis to Intertextual Reading Paper by Jeffrey L. Staley presented at the 1999 Meeting of the Society of Biblical Literature Catena Aurea John 8 Chapter 8 verse-by-verse text plus commentary by Church Fathers St. John Chrysostom, Homilies on Chapter 8 of John: Homily 53 -- Homily 54 -- Homily 55 St. Augustine, Tractates on Chapter 8 of John: Tractate 34 -- Tractate 35 -- Tractate 36 -- Tractate 37 -- Tractate 38 -- Tractate 39 -- Tractate 40 -- Tractate 41 -- Tractate 42 -- Tractate 43 Jesus and the Adulteress Article by A. Watson in Biblica, 1999 Like Father, Like Son: The Role of Abraham in Tabernacles -- John 8:31-59 Mary Coloe, Pacifica, Feb 1999 Catena Aurea John 9 Chapter 9 verse-by-verse text plus commentary by Church Fathers St. John Chrysostom, Homilies on Chapter 9 of John: Homily 56 -- Homily 57 -- Homily 58 -- Homily 59 St. Augustine, Tractate on Chapter 9 of John: Tractate 44 John 9: Historical intertexture Vernon K. Robbins, The Tapestry of Early Christian Discourse: Rhetoric, Society and Ideology, 1996 Catena Aurea John 10 Chapter 10 verse-by-verse text plus commentary by Church Fathers St. John Chrysostom, Homilies on Chapter 10 of John: Homily 60 -- Homily 61 St. Augustine, Tractates on Chapter 10 of John: Tractate 45 -- Tractate 46 -- Tractate 47 -- Tractate 48 The 'Noble' Shepherd in John 10: Cultural And Rhetorical Background Article by Jerome H. Neyrey, S.J. in Journal of Biblical Literature, 2001 Catena Aurea John 11 Chapter 11 verse-by-verse text plus commentary by Church Fathers St. John Chrysostom, Homilies on Chapter 11 of John: Homily 62 -- Homily 63 -- Homily 64 -- Homily 65 St. Augustine, Tractates on Chapter 11 of John: Tractate 49 -- Tractate 50 Catena Aurea John 12 Chapter 12 verse-by-verse text plus commentary by Church Fathers St. John Chrysostom, Homilies on Chapter 12 of John: Homily 66 -- Homily 67 -- Homily 68 -- Homily 69 St. Augustine, Tractates on Chapter 12 of John: Tractate 51 -- Tractate 52 -- Tractate 53 -- Tractate 54 Characterization of the Greeks in John 12 Paper by Elizabeth Danna presented at the 1999 Meeting of the Society of Biblical Literature Catena Aurea John 13 Chapter 13 verse-by-verse text plus commentary by Church Fathers St. John Chrysostom, Homilies on Chapter 13 of John: Homily 70 -- Homily 71 -- Homily 72 -- Homily 73 St. Augustine, Tractates on Chapter 13 of John: Tractate 55 -- Tractate 56 -- Tractate 57 -- Tractate 58 -- Tractate 59 -- Tractate 60 -- Tractate 61 -- Tractate 62 -- Tractate 63 -- Tractate 64 -- Tractate 65 -- Tractate 66 Bye-Word: A 'Soul Reading' of Jesus' Farewell Discourse (John 13-17) Paper by Michael Willett Newheart presented at the 1999 Meeting of the Society of Biblical Literature The Footwashing in John 13:6-11: Transformation Ritual or Ceremony? Essay by Jerome H. Neyrey, S.J Catena Aurea John 14 Chapter 14 verse-by-verse text plus commentary by Church Fathers Reading John 14.6 in the Light of John 1.3 Damien Casey, School of Theology, Australian Catholic University St. John Chrysostom, Homilies on Chapter 14 of John: Homily 74 -- Homily 75 -- Homily 76 St. Augustine, Tractates on Chapter 14 of John: Tractate 67 -- Tractate 68 -- Tractate 69 -- Tractate 70 -- Tractate 71 -- Tractate 72 -- Tractate 73 -- Tractate 74 -- Tractate 75 -- Tractate 76 -- Tractate 77 -- Tractate 78 -- Tractate 79 Catena Aurea John 15 Chapter 15 verse-by-verse text plus commentary by Church Fathers St. John Chrysostom, Homily on Chapter 15 of John: Homily 77 St. Augustine, Tractates on Chapter 15 of John: Tractate 80 -- Tractate 81 -- Tractate 82 -- Tractate 83 -- Tractate 84 -- Tractate 85 -- Tractate 86 -- Tractate 87 -- Tractate 88 -- Tractate 89 -- Tractate 90 -- Tractate 91 -- Tractate 92 The Unfruitful Branches in John 15 Charles R. Smith, Grace Journal, 1968 Was There Another Vine? Questions on John 15:1a Dr Mary Coloe PBVM. professor of New Testament Studies at St Paul’s Theological College and the School of Theology, Australian Catholic University, Brisbane Catena Aurea John 16 Chapter 16 verse-by-verse text plus commentary by Church Fathers St. John Chrysostom, Homilies on Chapter 16 of John: Homily 78 -- Homily 79 St. Augustine, Tractates on Chapter 16 of John: Tractate 93 -- Tractate 94 -- Tractate 95 -- Tractate 96 -- Tractate 97 -- Tractate 98 -- Tractate 99 -- Tractate 100 -- Tractate 101 -- Tractate 102 -- Tractate 103 Catena Aurea John 17 Chapter 17 verse-by-verse text plus commentary by Church Fathers St. John Chrysostom, Homilies on Chapter 17 of John: Homily 80 -- Homily 81 -- Homily 82 St. Augustine, Tractates on Chapter 17 of John: Tractate 104 -- Tractate 105 -- Tractate 106 -- Tractate 107 -- Tractate 108 -- Tractate 109 -- Tractate 110 -- Tractate 111 Catena Aurea John 18 Chapter 18 verse-by-verse text plus commentary by Church Fathers St. John Chrysostom, Homilies on Chapter 18 of John: Homily 83 -- Homily 84 St. Augustine, Tractates on Chapter 18 of John: Tractate 112 -- Tractate 113 -- Tractate 114 -- Tractate 115 The Arrest Commentary on John 18:1-11 by Donald Senior, C.P. In the Courtyard of the High Priest Commentary on John 18:12-27 by Donald Senior, C.P. Jesus Before Pilate Commentary on John 18:28:40 by Donald Senior, C.P. Catena Aurea John 19 Chapter 19 verse-by-verse text plus commentary by Church Fathers St. John Chrysostom, Homily on Chapter 19 of John: Homily 85 St. Augustine, Tractates on Chapter 19 of John: Tractate 116 -- Tractate 117 -- Tractate 118 -- Tractate 119 -- Tractate 120 Jesus the Crucified King Commentary on John 19:1-16 by Donald Senior, C.P. The Lifting Up of the Son of Man Commentary on John 19:17-30 by Donald Senior, C.P. Testimony Commentary on John 19:31-42 by Donald Senior, C.P. Raising the Johannine Temple (John 19:19-37) Mary Coloe. The Presidential Address delivered to the Fellowship for Biblical Studies, Melbourne, 1999 Catena Aurea John 20 Chapter 20 verse-by-verse text plus commentary by Church Fathers St. John Chrysostom, Homilies on Chapter 20 of John: Homily 86 -- Homily 87 St. Augustine, Tractates on Chapter 20 of John: Tractate 121 -- Tractate 122 Turning from Death to Life: A Biblical Reflection on Mary Magdalene (John 20:1-18) Article by Dorothy A. Lee in Ecumenical Review, 1998 "As the Father Has Sent Me": Community Dialogues in John 20 Paper by David L. Barr, Wright State University Catena Aurea John 21 Chapter 21 verse-by-verse text plus commentary by Church Fathers St. John Chrysostom, Homily on Chapter 21 of John: Homily 88 St. Augustine, Tractates on Chapter 21 of John: Tractate 123 -- Tractate 124 Broken links? Suggestions? Email webmaster Gerald Darring