Thursday, March 29, 2018

John 18-19 structure

There's a fascinating back and forth between inside and outside in the exchange between Pilate, Jesus and the Jewish leaders in John 18-19, but it's quite similar to what's happening in the immediately preceding section of Peter and the show trial by the Jewish leaders.
As is evident here, while Mark uses time in his Passion narrative, John is interested in location, and the contrast between what is happening inside (Jesus being the light in the darkness) with what is happening outside (the world rejecting the light). 

I'm looking forward to reflecting on this tomorrow at our Good Friday service. 

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