Biblical Reading and Reflections: August 20th (Amos 1 & John 16:16-33)
Alastair's Adversaria
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The Gospel of John Is a Paradime for Understanding Jesus's Death and Resurrection
The language that jesus uses and the figures of speech are important in talking about a woman and her hour coming. We could also read this first of all as a reference to the period of christ's death, when they will see him no longer. In such a work, his coming to them will not primarily be through the resurrection, but through the gift of his spirit. After birth pangs is a paradime for understanding what jesus is going to do in his death and resurrection. His death is an event of birth pangs, and his resurrection is being the first born from the dead.
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