Pope Francis cites a book by the Polish writer Jan Dobraczynski, The Shadow of the Father, telling Joseph’s story in the form of a novel....

LIII. Beyond the wine that is the fruit of the vine, as seen at Cana, Jesus also gives Himself the title of the True Vine. This too has...

LII. A second image used by John is the combination of the vine and its product, wine. While bread and oil are also common Old Testament...

Matthew 13:55 says of Jesus: “Is this not the carpenter’s son?” The work translated as carpenter is tekton in Greek, which can designate...

LI. The Pope next explores the principal images used by John’s Gospel. First is water, the primordial element of life. Water can be a...

L. The Pope provides some insight into the underlying structures of John’s Gospel – overarching themes that situate the particular...

XLIX. To call John’s Gospel historical does not mean that every word of Jesus’ discourses is presented as an accurate and word-for-word...

XLVIII. Later and more objective study finds John’s Gospel rooted in actual events, even if told in a unique style by John. It is evident...

XLVII. In Chapter Eight of Jesus of Nazareth, Pope Benedict turns to John’s Gospel. Most of what he has presented thus far is from the...