First, allow me to explain what is happening in Jesus’ story. During the annual Jewish festivals, such as the Passover, Jews who had been scattered throughout the Roman Empire would…
In his writing, John called Jesus’ miracles “signs” . The usual term for miracle is “dunamis”. He purposely chose the term “sēmion” (sign) to depict Jesus’ miracles that he selected.…
From this period of Advent this year until Easter Sunday next year, we will be looking through the Jesus event from John’s perspective. The Jesus event begins with Christmas, the…