Discipleship

Although the ‘goat hair’ covering is depicted here as light with black ribbing, scholars almost universally understand it to be made of black goat hair.

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