Jesus’ words and deeds are best interpreted in the light of the Old Testament Scripture. Thus, the fact that Jesus said at the temple, “If anyone thirsts, let him come to me and drink” (Jn 7:37), makes much more sense when read alongside Exodus 17, in which Yahweh provided life-giving water to the thirsty Israelites. On this program, Shane takes a deep dive into John 7-9 with the help of New Testament scholar Andreas Köstenberger. After discussing the rich Old Testament background that helps to illuminate John’s meaning, the two also discuss whether the story of the woman caught in adultery is an authentic part of the Fourth Gospel or a later addition.
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SHOW NOTES
Books
Signs of the Messiah, Andreas J. Köstenberger
Encountering John, Andreas J. Köstenberger
A Theology of John’s Gospel & Letters, Andreas J. Köstenberger
The Jesus of the Gospels, Andreas J. Köstenberger
Truth Matters, Köstenberger, Bock & Chatraw
Commentary on the NT Use of the OT, Carson, Beale & Köstenberger
Echoes of Exodus: Tracing the Theme of Redemption, Roberts & Wilson
The Angel of the Lord, Matt Foreman & Doug Van Dorn
The Lamb of God: Seeing Jesus in Exodus, Nancy Guthrie
Jesus in the Old Testament, Iain Duguid
Journeys with Jesus, Dennis Johnson
The Surprising Genius of Jesus, Peter J. Williams
The Jewish Gospels, Daniel Boyarin
Luke’s Key Witness? Shane Rosenthal
Articles
The Date of John’s Gospel: Are We Witnessing a Paradigm Shift? Shane Rosenthal
Finding Christ in All of Scripture, Shane Rosenthal
New Life in the New Year: The Story of Exodus, Shane Rosenthal
Authenticating the Fourth Gospel, Shane Rosenthal
Scribes of the New Covenant, Shane Rosenthal
On Faith & History, Shane Rosenthal
Water Into Wine? Shane Rosenthal
What’s the Point of Jesus’ Parable of the Rich Man & Lazarus? Shane Rosenthal
A New Way of Reading Scripture, Shane Rosenthal
The Identity of the Beloved Disciple, Shane Rosenthal
A New Argument for John’s Identity, Shane Rosenthal
Audio
The Messiah’s Redemptive Mission, Humble Skeptic #72
The Angel of Yahweh, Humble Skeptic #70 with Foreman & Van Dorn
The Sinai Inscriptions, Humble Skeptic #71 with Michael S. Bar-Ron
Did The Exodus Ever Happen? Humble Skeptic #69 with David Rohl
Jacob’s Ladder, Humble Skeptic #63 with Richard Bauckham and others
Babylon, Humble Skeptic Episode #66
Decoding the Prophecies of Daniel, Humble Skeptic #68
Jewish Views of the Messiah, HS #38 with Daniel Boyarin
Stories of Jesus: Can We Trust Them? HS #61 with Peter J. Williams
Which John Wrote John? Humble Skeptic #50
Video
Luke’s Key Witness, Shane Rosenthal on The Alisa Childers Podcast
Questioning The Fourth Gospel
Many scholars over the centuries have questioned the historical value of John’s Gospel. Since it is assumed to be very late, it’s often argued that John’s narrative contains “theology, not history.” …
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