Why the Lack of the Institution of the Eucharist in John (Bauckham)?

Why is the institution of the Lord's Supper not in the fourth Gospel? Richard Bauckham explains.

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Richard Bauckham on Participation in Christ from John 6

Richard Bauckham in his recent collection of essays/lectures, Gospel of Glory, writes about the possibility of the sacraments in the Gospel of John. One of the striking aspects of the fourth gospel is the absence of the sacraments but many theologians and scholars throughout history recognize the presence of sacramental type language throughout. Bauckham argues that John in chapter six is making an allusive reference to the Lord’s Supper to highlight the believer participating in the life of Jesus. 

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Dunn on Pitting the Imminent and Future Kingdom of God Against Each Other

In James Dunn’s helpful collection of essays in Jesus, Paul, and the Gospels he says this regarding scholarship pitting the imminent and future kingdom of God sayings in the Synoptics against each other.

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Karl Barth on The Lens To Which We Read Holy Scripture

Mark Bowald in describing Karl Barth’s typology of theological hermeneutics cited this helpful quote about the lens of which we should read Holy Scripture.

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Augustine with a beautiful quote concerning salvation. 

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QOTD: Augustine on Expounding the Scriptures

From Sermon 95: On the Words of the Gospel, Mark 8:1–9, Where the Miracle of the Seven Loaves is Related

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QOTD: Oral Tradition and the Telephone Game

Is the oral tradition of the Gospels like a game of telephone?

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QOTD: Gregory of Nazianzus on the Evangelist's Audiences

Gregory of Nazianzus on the Evangelist's Audiences

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QOTD: Nonnus of Nisibis on John 6:58

Nonnus of Nisibis figural reflection on John 6:58. 

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