The Gospel of John
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— Read John 15: 1-10. This allegory is the nearest approach to a parable which the teaching of Jesus in this Gospel contains. Certainly it is quite unlike the parables of the earlier Gospels, and it may. More properly be called an allegory. It teaches the significance of Jesus as the source of life. Spiritual fruitfulness is dependent upon vital union with him, and life is viewed as a higher kind of existence which can be attained only through mystical union with Jesus, the giver of life.
Eight...eenth day. — Read John 15 : n-16. The relation of Jesus to his followers is here reinterpreted as that of friendship, for he has shared with them his knowl- edge of his Father's will. The Gospel's habitual emphasis upon knowledge reappears here. Jesus' death is now interpreted as endured, not as in Paul's letters to atone for men's sins, but for the sake of his friends, to whom it more 30 THE GOSPEL OF JOHN fully reveals his love and whom it binds more closely to him. This recalls the figure of the good shepherd laying down his life for the sheep, 10:11; cf.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
— Read John 15: 1-10. This allegory is the nearest approach to a parable which the teaching of Jesus in this Gospel contains. Certainly it is quite unlike the parables of the earlier Gospels, and it may. More properly be called an allegory. It teaches the significance of Jesus as the source of life. Spiritual fruitfulness is dependent upon vital union with him, and life is viewed as a higher kind of existence which can be attained only through mystical union with Jesus, the giver of life.
Eight...eenth day. — Read John 15 : n-16. The relation of Jesus to his followers is here reinterpreted as that of friendship, for he has shared with them his knowl- edge of his Father's will. The Gospel's habitual emphasis upon knowledge reappears here. Jesus' death is now interpreted as endured, not as in Paul's letters to atone for men's sins, but for the sake of his friends, to whom it more 30 THE GOSPEL OF JOHN fully reveals his love and whom it binds more closely to him. This recalls the figure of the good shepherd laying down his life for the sheep, 10:11; cf.
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