Christ Through the Ages, 10: John–Heavenly Word, Human Flesh

<p>For additional notes and resources check out Douglas’ <a href="https://www.douglasjacoby.com/christ-through-the-ages-10-2/" target="_blank"><strong>website.</strong></a></p><p>Listen to the 10th podcast in the series (11 minutes), <i><strong>John: The (Heavenly) Word in (Human) Flesh.</strong></i></p><img src="http://www.douglasjacoby.com/wp-content/uploads/CR10.jpg" alt="CR10" /><p>Emphasized in this podcast:</p><ul><li>90% of John’s material is unique, and mainly set in Jerusalem, as opposed to Galilee.</li><li>Unlike the Synoptics, John is not structured around the Caesarea-Jerusalem trek following Peter’s confession (Mark 8).</li><li>Emphasizes Jesus’ incarnation: humanity.</li><li>Antitheses: simple yet effective use of paired opposites, combined with physical and spiritual levels (and frequent misunderstanding).</li><li>Has the most universal focus of the four gospels.</li><li>Triple-7 (7 signs, 7 confessions, 7 I AM statements). (More on this in the <i>Worship</i> podcast series.)</li><li>Humanity: fatigue 4:6; anguish 12:27, 13:21; weeping 11:33-35; irritation 2:4; friends 11:11.</li></ul><p>A study of John 11:1-35</p><ul><li>Jesus has friends, and he spends time with them.</li><li>Jesus is affected by the emotions of others (Mary, Martha, the crowd).</li><li>Jesus loves Lazarus, in a way he did not love others. Like us, he is closer to some persons than to others.</li><li>Jesus is seized with emotion ("Jesus wept"), and this was obvious to others.</li><li>Jesus shows us how to be human.</li></ul><p>Questions</p><ul><li>Am I aware of the differences among the four Gospels?</li><li>Do I grasp the message of John's gospel?</li><li>Do I lean towards conceiving of Christ as more and Angel or more as a human? Do I have a balanced Christology?</li><li>Have I ever been taught that the body is somehow unnecessary, or even unspiritual?</li><li>Am I attempting to imitate Jesus, as an example of the perfect human?</li></ul><p><br /><i>Next:  Jesus in James: Wisdom from Above.</i></p>