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Commentary on the Gospel of John - Book VI

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Contents

The Work is Taken Up After a Violent Interruption, Which Has Driven the Writer from Alexandria. He Addresses Himself to It Again, with Thanks for His Deliverance, and Prayer for Guidance.

How the Prophets and Holy Men of the Old Testament Knew the Things of Christ.

“Grace and Truth Came Through Jesus Christ.” These Words Belong to the Baptist, Not the Evangelist. What the Baptist Testifies by Them.

John Denies that He is Elijah or “The” Prophet. Yet He Was “A” Prophet.

There Were Two Embassies to John the Baptist; The Different Characters of These.

Messianic Discussion with John the Baptist.

Of the Birth of John, and of His Alleged Identity with Elijah. Of the Doctrine of Transcorporation.

John is a Prophet, But Not the Prophet.

John I. 22.

Of the Voice John the Baptist is.

Of the Way of the Lord, How It is Narrow, and How Jesus is the Way.

Heracleon's View of the Voice, and of John the Baptist.

John I. 24, 25. Of the Baptism of John, that of Elijah, and that of Christ.

Comparison of the Statements of the Four Evangelists Respecting John the Baptist, the Prophecies Regarding Him, His Addresses to the Multitude and to the Pharisees, Etc.

How the Baptist Answers the Question of the Pharisees and Exalts the Nature of Christ. Of the Shoe-Latchet Which He is Unable to Untie.

Comparison of John's Testimony to Jesus in the Different Gospels.

Of the Testimony of John to Jesus in Matthew's Gospel.

Of the Testimony in Mark. What is Meant by the Saviour's Shoes and by Untying His Shoe-Latchets.

Luke and John Suggest that One May Loose the Shoe-Latchets of the Logos Without Stooping Down.

The Difference Between Not Being “Sufficient” And Not Being “Worthy.”

The Fourth Gospel Speaks of Only One Shoe, the Others of Both. The Significance of This.

How the Word Stands in the Midst of Men Without Being Known of Them.

Heracleon's View of This Utterance of John the Baptist, and Interpretation of the Shoe of Jesus.

The Name of the Place Where John Baptized is Not Bethany, as in Most Copies, But Bethabara. Proof of This. Similarly “Gergesa” Should Be Read for “Gerasa,” In the Story of the Swine. Attention is to Be Paid to the Proper Names in Scripture, Which are Often Written Inaccurately, and are of Importance for Interpretation.

Jordan Means “Their Going Down.” Spiritual Meanings and Application of This.

The Story of Israel Crossing Jordan Under Joshua is Typical of Christian Things, and is Written for Our Instruction.

Of Elijah and Elisha Crossing the Jordan.

Naaman the Syrian and the Jordan. No Other Stream Has the Same Healing Power.

The River of Egypt and Its Dragon, Contrasted with the Jordan.

Of What John Learned from Jesus When Mary Visited Elisabeth in the Hill Country.

Of the Conversation Between John and Jesus at the Baptism, Recorded by Matthew Only.

John Calls Jesus a “Lamb.” Why Does He Name This Animal Specially? Of the Typology of the Sacrifices, Generally.

A Lamb Was Offered at the Morning and Evening Sacrifice. Significance of This.

The Morning and Evening Sacrifices of the Saint in His Life of Thought.

Jesus is a Lamb in Respect of His Human Nature.

Of the Death of the Martyrs Considered as a Sacrifice, and in What Way It Operates to the Benefit of Others.

Of the Effects of the Death of Christ, of His Triumph After It, and of the Removal by His Death of the Sins of Men.

The World, of Which the Sin is Taken Away, is Said to Be the Church. Reasons for Not Agreeing with This Opinion.

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