” two thorns, said to be from Jesus’ crown of thorns, a piece of a bronze nail, said to be from the crucifixion itself. And finally, they found a piece of wood said to be from the sign Pontius Pilate was said to have erected over Jesus when he was...
It is not possible, neither would it be useful, to give a detailed, blow-by- blow account of theSaint John Passionhere; as in all vocal music, the way in is through the text. I do, however, want to point out some special features along the way. Bach begins with a grand chorus,"...
In John’s account of the crucifixion, neither the mother of the sons of Zebedee nor Salome is mentioned. However, Jesus’ mother and “his mother’s sister” are (John 19:25). Was this another person or Salome, the mother of the sons of Zebedee? We’re not certain. If the latter,...
The Apostle John ends his gospel account of the life, ministry, death, and resurrection of Jesus with this remarkable commentary: “What I’ve written here about Jesus, you don’t know the half of it. In fact, since I’ve been with him night and day for three and a half years, I’...
The account of the Transfiguration of Christ is given in all three Synoptic Gospels, and yet neither Matthew, Mark, nor Luke were present for that event. The only gospel writer present was John, and he doesn’t speak of it! If the scriptures were of human authorship, John would never ...
Donald Jackson uses gold leaf to signify God, and the figure of the Word made flesh shines brightly from the cosmic background (based on images from the Hubble telescope) behind him. The art underscores the way John connects the coming of Christ to the account of creation in Genesis. ...
He will ‘go public’ at the right time, but it will be a public crucifixion before many witnesses. He would not let them make him a king, or exalt him in their own way. Before exaltation there would be a Cross. ‘Some say he is a good man, others that he is a deceiver’ ...
After the crucifixion of Jesus Thomas was a brokenhearted man who wanted to be left alone to suffer alone. Perhaps he can rightly be described as "belligerent in his pessimism." Every time we see Thomas it is a day of appalling gloom. We have no picture of Thomas, or account of anything...
Church leaders are likened to shepherds, on account of their... 7930 Lord’s Day, the 7930 Lord’s Day, the As well as keeping the Sabbath, the first Christians assembled together on... 7933 Lord’s Supper 7933 Lord’s Supper The commemoration and remembrance...
the account of the cleansing of the Temple in John 2:14 et seq. Parallel Commentaries ... GreekWhenὡς (hōs)AdverbStrong's 5613: Probably adverb of comparative from hos; which how, i.e. In that manner.[Jesus] said,εἶπεν (eipen)Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd ...