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John THE PEOPLE’S BIBLE COMMENTARY - Light in the Darkness
John THE PEOPLE’S BIBLE COMMENTARY - Light in the Darkness
by BRF - Richard A. Burridge
Light in the Darkness Greek philosophy and many eastern religions had an essential ‘dualism’, a separation between the material world and the spiritual realm. God exists in brilliant light in the world above, while we live in the darkness of created matter…
The Womens' Bible Commentary - Third Isaiah
The Womens' Bible Commentary - Third Isaiah
by SPCK - Newsom, Ringe and Lapsley
Third Isaiah The last eleven chapters, set in Jerusalem after the return from exile, further Zion’s story while developing a variety of themes from previous chapters. Not only does personified Zion continue, but other themes of interest, such as inclusion and justice, both human …
The Womens' Bible Commentary - The Anointing of Jesus
The Womens' Bible Commentary - The Anointing of Jesus
by SPCK - Newsom, Ringe and Lapsley
The Anointing of Jesus The family of Martha, Mary, and Lazarus returns to prominence in the story of the anointing in 12:1–8. In the interval between the raising of Lazarus and this story, the chief priests and the Pharisees have determined that Jesus must be killed (11:53)…
The Womens' Bible Commentary - Women at the Cross and Empty Tomb
The Womens' Bible Commentary - Women at the Cross and Empty Tomb
by SPCK - Newsom, Ringe and Lapsley
Women at the Cross and Empty Tomb In the final three chapters of this Gospel, women all but disappear. This is so because the reader enters the world of male politics, violence, and bonding, but also because Luke is describing last preparations and authorization of male figures f…
John THE PEOPLE’S BIBLE COMMENTARY - They Have Taken Away The Lord
John THE PEOPLE’S BIBLE COMMENTARY - They Have Taken Away The Lord
by BRF - Richard A. Burridge
They Have Taken Away The Lord The arrival of the Sabbath caused Jesus to be brought down from the cross and buried in a nearby tomb (19:42). Now it is early on Sunday, proi again, just before dawn, the time when they took Jesus from Caiaphas to Pilate on Friday morning (18:28). M…
The Womens' Bible Commentary - Tabitha and the Joppa Assembly
The Womens' Bible Commentary - Tabitha and the Joppa Assembly
by SPCK - Newsom, Ringe and Lapsley
Tabitha and the Joppa Assembly Between the story of Saul’s unmanning and Peter’s correction (Acts 10) is the story of the only woman specifically named “disciple” (math?tria) in the Greek New Testament: Tabitha. Like Saul of Tarsus, she is a Greek-speaking Jew who has both a Jewi…
The Womens' Bible Commentary - God’s People Celebrate and Dedicate the House of God
The Womens' Bible Commentary - God’s People Celebrate and Dedicate the House of God
by SPCK - Newsom, Ringe and Lapsley
God’s People Celebrate and Dedicate the House of God Ezra–Nehemiah reaches its climax with the public reading of the book of the Torah, after the walls of Jerusalem are restored. As the celebration begins, all the people gather in the plaza before the Water Gate. Ezra reads from …
The Womens' Bible Commentary - Wives at Wells and Water
The Womens' Bible Commentary - Wives at Wells and Water
by SPCK - Newsom, Ringe and Lapsley
Wives at Wells and Water The associations in literature between fertility and water are ancient intuitive acknowledgments of our watery origins on earth and in our mothers’ wombs, and of the source of life upon which we continue to depend. Four scenes involving water, women, and …
The Womens' Bible Commentary - The Becoming of Woman in Genesis
The Womens' Bible Commentary - The Becoming of Woman in Genesis
by SPCK - Newsom, Ringe and Lapsley
The Becoming of Woman in Genesis Written in an earthier style than Genesis 1, the tale of Genesis 2–3, with its less-than- complete outline of God’s creations (2:4b–25), its homespun reflections on marriage (2:23– 24), and its God who walks in the garden (3:8) and fears humans’ p…
The Womens' Bible Commentary - The Mothers and Fathers of Israel
The Womens' Bible Commentary - The Mothers and Fathers of Israel
by SPCK - Newsom, Ringe and Lapsley
The Mothers and Fathers of Israel Commentaries on Genesis 12–50 generally focus on Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and Joseph, ancestral heroes of Israel. Their life stories are built from traditional elements such as the hero’s unusual birth, his stormy relationship with his brothers, yo…
John THE PEOPLE’S BIBLE COMMENTARY - Do You Want to be Healed?
John THE PEOPLE’S BIBLE COMMENTARY - Do You Want to be Healed?
by BRF - Richard A. Burridge
Do You Want to be Healed? This new chapter begins with the mention of ‘a feast of the Jews’ (5:1). Various Jewish feasts provide the backdrop for the next chapters: we have already seen one Passover in 2:13, and the next Passover happens in 6:4. Then the feast of Tabernacles is t…
The Womens' Bible Commentary - The Women of Philippi
The Womens' Bible Commentary - The Women of Philippi
by SPCK - Newsom, Ringe and Lapsley
The Women of Philippi Luke’s narrative of Paul in Philippi illustrates how different kinds of women were affected by Paul’s imperializing teaching. The narrative opens with a gathering of women to pray at the river; this underscores again Brooten’s contention that there were wome…
The Womens' Bible Commentary - The Beginning
The Womens' Bible Commentary - The Beginning
by SPCK - Newsom, Ringe and Lapsley
The Beginning Acts begins with an anticonquest ideology that “anesthetizes and sanctifies the exploitative act to make it acceptable” (Dube, 60). Through a command of Jesus (1:8), Luke authorizes Jesus’ followers to travel to other lands and bear witness…
John The People's Commentary - I Am The Way, Truth & Life
John The People's Commentary - I Am The Way, Truth & Life
by BRF - Richard A. Burridge
I Am The Way, Truth & Life People often start reading the Farewell Discourse here, but this section runs straight on from chapter 13. Starting here misses those opening themes about glory and loving each other, because Jesus is going away…
John The People's Commentary - Light Sent to Save the World