Reading the Old Testament Through the Gospel of John Archives

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More than perhaps any other Gospel, the Gospel of John takes many roads found through the history and instructions of the Old Testament, converging them in the life of Jesus Christ.
John is a marvelous book for reading through and getting to know Jesus. But it is also a book worthy of a deep dive, seeking the nuggets that are often overlooked. Diligent study, an intimacy with the Old Testament, an understanding of 1stcentury Judaism, and awareness of the issues of the early church, are all tools that can bring greater clarity, light, and appreciation for the Gospel of John. That is the goal of this study.

Lessons

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OTJ Lesson 13 The Adulteress

Mark continues his series: Finding the Old Testament in the Gospel of John. This week Mark taught on the passage of John 7:53 through 8:11. Not every version of the Bible has this story or this placement where Jesus interacts with the woman caught in adultery. The Scribes and Pharisees wanted Jesus to condemn her. […]

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OTJ Lesson 12 Feast of Booths

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OTJ Lesson 11 Jesus is the Messiah

Mark continues the series: Reading the Old Testament Through the Gospel of John. This week’s lesson shares insights into John 6. In this passage, John wantsreaders to think about the Passover while he relays how Jesus fed the crowd from five barley loaves and 2 fishes. From the leftovers, He filled twelve baskets.John wants us […]

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OTJ Lesson 10 Jesus, God and the Law

Mark continued The Gospel of John series with a focus on getting into the mind of John as the author of John 5:2-16 -the healing of a crippled man on the sabbath. John is consistent throughout his writings to use spiritual feasts of the Jews to highlight specific details in Jesus’ life. This passage does […]

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OTJ Lesson 9 Untangling Scripture

Mark continued with his series: Finding the Old Testament in the Gospel of John with a focus on John 4:43-54. Do you ever struggle to untangle a Bible passage? An example is found in verses 43-45. Doesn’t make sense? Confusing? Watch as Mark reviews this passage for context, sharing the experiences Jesus had in Jerusalem […]

6 years ago

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OTJ Lesson 8 Woman at the Well

Mark continued his series of Reading the Old Testament Through John by focusing on John 4: The Woman at the Well. This passage shows how Jesus’ life experiences relate to us. Jesus was also man, thirsty and weary from the walking. The Samaritan woman at the well wasn’t supposed to be drawing water in the […]

6 years ago

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OTJ Lesson 7 Nicodemus

Mark continues with Lesson 7 in the series: Finding the Old Testament in the Gospel of John, In chapter 3, John writes of Jesus and others on a series of journeys. Mark looks at three distinct journeys: the journey of night to light, an empowering journey, an expectant journey. Mark begins with the story of […]

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OTJ Lesson 6 A Wedding & the Tabernacle

Mark continues the series: Finding the Old Testament in the Gospel of John. He moves into Chapter 2, where John is teaching a commentary from the Torah, laying out the themes: 1) Jesus the “greater” than Moses; 2) Jesus: where God meets with us; 3) Jesus: the source of life. Listen as Mark discusses the […]

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OTJ Lesson 5 Finding the OT

Continuing his series: Finding the Old Testament in the Gospel of John, Mark takes us further into the first chapter, beyond the prologue (John 1:1-14), to the closing of John 20: 30-31. It states that the Gospel of John was written so that we may believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God, and […]

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OTJ Lesson 4 The Word

Mark continues the series: Reading the Old Testament Through the Gospel of John. This week, he concludes the prologue of John 1:1-18 with an emphasis on verses 15-18. John, the last living eye-witness to Jesus, writes in the present tense because Jesus is real to him. Jesus as light of the world outshines everyone else; […]

6 years ago

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OTJ Lesson 3 You Jesus Incarnate

Mark continued his series: Reading the Old Testament Through the Gospel of John. His teachings emphasis how John’s writings show Old Testament roads lead to Jesus. The focus this week is John 1:9-14 of John’s prologue -The Incarnation of the Word. John communicates 1) Jesus as the true “light,” 2) Jesus the rejected “light,” and […]

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OTJ Lesson 2 John the Baptist and Jesus

Mark continues his series on reading the Old Testament thru The Gospel of John. We learn how History is God’s Tapestry, and He weaves it forward to show His character. Mark dissects John’s original Greek language to help our understanding of the message of John the Baptist. John the Baptist and Moses were both sent […]

6 years ago

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