The Temple Mount from the Mount of Olives John 8.31-36 is the text designated for Reformation Sunday. The incident takes place while Jesus i...

John 17.1-11 is Jesus' concluding prayer to the long discourse at the last supper. I have attached my compilation of translations along ...

Bethany (late 19th century; used w/ permission LifeintheHolyLand.com ) John 12.1-8 is the designate RCL Year C text for the Fifth Sunday in ...

John 1.10-18 is the appointed text for the Third Sunday of Advent in Year C of the Revised Common Lectionary, but it doesn't make full s...

This shows the western wall of Jerusalem and is a probable spot of Gabbatha (John 19.13) where Pilate brought Jesus out to be condemned. Joh...

The Lazarus story of John 11 takes place in Bethany. There is a "Tomb of Lazarus" there today commemorating the event. John 11.32-...

Mount of Beatitudes and Tabgha from the Sea of Galilee The lectionary has been following along in Mark but now breaks away to John for the n...

Grapes at Greek Orthodox Church, Capernaum, Israel I continue sharing a comparison of English translations of the Gospel texts for the upcom...

Here are some translations, including my own, and notes on the text of John 10.11-18 which are the assigned Gospel reading for the Fourth Su...

The Thomas story in John 20.19-31 occurs in each year of the Revised Common Lectionary since it specifically happens one week after Easter. ...

I'm continuing offering a commentary on the text and a translation for these Sundays in Lent. Here are the ones for the 5th Sunday in Le...

As I did for the previous week's text (John 2.13-22), I composed a document for my students to work through the coming week's text, ...

For the Greek and Gospels classes I teach, I have developed a way of working with a biblical passage that I have found helpful and that I en...