Pastor Gene

Left: William Blake, The Angels Hovering Over the Body of Christ in the Sepulchre, 1805 Right: Ark of the Covenant, Abrahamic Study Hall, (c) 2021, P. Maxwell

Again Jesus spoke to them, saying, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.”

Again Jesus spoke to them, saying, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.” 1 Luther, Martin, Luther’s Works (American Edition), ed. Jaroslav Jan Pelikan, Hilton Oswald, and Helmut Lehmann (Philadelphia: Fortress Press, 1999) 23:319. 2 Schnackenburg, Rudolf, The Gospel According … Read more

Again Jesus spoke to them, saying, “I am the light of the world.” The first, John’s insert, is a ‘behind-the-scenes’ account of what’s happening with the Sanhedrin: they want Jesus arrested (7:40-52). The second, not a part of John’s original text, is the story of the woman caught in the act of adultery (7:53-8:11). These … Read more

After his brothers had gone up to the feast, then he also went up, not publicly but in private. 11 The Jews were looking for him at the feast, and saying, “Where is he?” 12 And there was much muttering about him among the people. While some said, “He is a good man,” others said, “No, he … Read more

They went each to his own house, 1 but Jesus went to the Mount of Olives. 2 Early in the morning he came again to the temple. All the people came to him, and he sat down and taught them. 3 The scribes and the Pharisees brought a woman who had been caught in adultery, and placing her … Read more

They went each to his own house, 1 but Jesus went to the Mount of Olives. 2 Early in the morning he came again to the temple. All the people came to him, and he sat down and taught them. 3 The scribes and the Pharisees brought a woman who had been caught in adultery, and placing her … Read more

When they heard these words, some of the people said, “This really is the Prophet.” 41 Others said, “This is the Christ.” But some said, “Is the Christ to come from Galilee? 42 Has not the Scripture said that the Christ comes from the offspring of David, and comes from Bethlehem, the village where David was?” 43 So … Read more