John's gospel is different from the other three in the New Testament. That fact has been recognized since the early church itself. Already by the year 200, John's gospel was called the spiritual ...

"Amen, amen, I say to you, I am the gate for the sheep. All who came before me are thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not listen to them. I am the gate. Whoever enters through me will be saved and ...

There are four versions of the life of Jesus in the New Testament but, let’s face it, everyone has a favorite. For most people, that preferred version is the Gospel of John. Not only is the fourth ...

Dr M J C Warren is the author of 'My Flesh is Meat Indeed: A Nonsacramental Reading of John 6:51–58' (Fortress Press, 2015). With more than 1,000 outlets across the length and breadth of the United ...

In his 24th book, The Fourth Gospel: Tales of a Jewish Mystic (HarperOne, June), the always provocative Bishop John Shelby Spong takes on the Gospel of John, opening new windows of insight and ...

Editor’s note: This article first appeared during Holy Week, 2008. On Good Friday, millions gather together to read — or if they are lucky, to sing — John the Evangelist’s account of the Passion of ...

Throughout this year of Mark, Jesus’ healing of the sick — physically and spiritually — is prominent. All this year, we’ve seen a recurrent pattern. Jesus encounters a sick person. Someone — either ...

Elizabeth Schrader Polczer is assistant professor of New Testament at Villanova University. Her research focuses on textual criticism, Mary Magdalene, and the Gospel of John. Hear the full version of ...

"In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God, and through him were all things made." These words of the opening prologue of the ...