Congregational Courses
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02 – How does one help others to understand the opening verses of John?
Dr. Grieschen explains The Word has a special meaning to the Jewish readers of John in the first century.
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03 – What does John mean when he talks about the Word becoming flesh?
Dr. Grieschen explains the dual use of flesh in the book of John.
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04 – How does one explain John’s language of glory and only-begotten to others?
Dr. Grieschen explains what the concept of glory means in first century Judaism.
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05 – What does John mean when he says no one has seen God?
Dr. Grieschen explains that no one has seen the full glory of God since before Adam and Eve fell into sin.
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06 – What does John mean when he calls Jesus the Lamb of God?
Dr. Grieschen explains the lamb analogy in the book of John.
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07 – What does Jesus mean when talking to Nathaniel?
Dr. Grieschen explains why the first encounter of Jesus and Nathaniel is important to John’s Gospel.
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08 – Why does John call Jesus’ miracles signs?
Dr. Grieschen explains why John calls Jesus’ miracles signs because they point to who Jesus is as foretold in the Old Testament.
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09 – What is the significance of Jesus’ turning water to wine?
Dr. Grieschen explains the significance of the miracle of changing water into wine at the wedding at Canna.
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10 – Why does John place the cleansing of the temple where he does in his Gospel?
Dr. Grieschen explains why John may have places the cleansing of the Temple early in Jesus ministry while the other Gospels place it later.