Continue through the Gospel of John from the healing of the official’s son through the difficult textual history of the woman caught in adultery. Part 06 explores Bethesda, Jesus’ relationship with the Father, the feeding of the multitude, walking on the sea, the Bread of Life discourse, disciples who turned away, Jesus at the Feast…

Explore the opening movement of the Gospel of John in depth, from “In the beginning was the Word” through Jesus’ encounter with the Samaritan woman. Part 05 examines the Word becoming flesh, John the Baptist’s witness, the calling of the first disciples, Cana, the cleansing of the temple, Nicodemus and the new birth, “He must…

Explore the most important historical questions surrounding the Gospel of John. Part 04 examines the identity of the Beloved Disciple, whether he was John son of Zebedee, who wrote the Fourth Gospel, its eyewitness claims, Johannine community theories, when and where the Gospel was written, the tradition connecting John with Ephesus, and how to read…

Follow the Apostle John from the resurrection into the earliest years of the Christian church. Part 03 explores John at the empty tomb, beside the risen Jesus at the Sea of Galilee, with Peter in Acts, before the Jerusalem council, in Samaria, as a recognized pillar of the church, and finally asks what history can…

Explore the Apostle John before the later traditions took shape. Part 01 examines John’s Galilean world, his family and fishing background, his call by Jesus, his place among the Twelve, the meaning of “Sons of Thunder,” and how closeness to Jesus began transforming him from an ambitious fisherman into a faithful witness.

Part 4 of the complete Who Was Luke? guide begins the close reading of Luke’s Gospel with Luke 1–3: the prologue and Theophilus, John and Jesus’ birth announcements, Magnificat and Benedictus, the census and Quirinius questions, Bethlehem, shepherds, Simeon and Anna, Jesus at twelve, John’s call to repentance and justice, Jesus’ baptism, and the genealogy…

Part 9 of Who Was Mark? The Complete 500,000 Word Guide moves through Mark 9–10, from the Transfiguration and the father who cries, “I believe; help my unbelief,” to Jesus’ teaching about prayer, true greatness, stumbling blocks, marriage, children, wealth, and eternal life. These chapters reveal the glory of Jesus while refusing to separate that…