The BOOK of Glory 13: 1- 20:3 -the revelation of Jesus to his disciples (Ch ) -his farewell prayer (Ch. 17) -the passion narrative (Ch the resurrection narrative (Ch. 20) To those who accept him, the Word shows his glory by returning to the Father in death, resurrection, and ascension. Fully glorified, he communicates the Spirit of life. Jesus’ departure from the world as it affects the chosen community.

The BOOK of Glory- Structure 1. (13:1—17:26) a) footwashing and prediction of betrayal (13:1-30) b) The Last Discourses (13:31-17:26) - Jesus’ Departure and the Future of the Disciples(13:31-14:31) - The Disciples’ Life and Encounter with the World after Jesus’ departure (15:1- 16:33) - Jesus’ Concluding Prayer (Ch.17) 2. Jesus' passion and death (18:1—19:42) a) the garden scene (18:1-12) b) inquiry before Annas; Peter's denial (18:12-27) c) trial before Pilate (18:28—19:16) d) crucifixion, death, and burial (19:17-42) 3. the resurrection, ascension, and conferring of the Holy Spirit (20:1-31)

The Farewell Discourse 13:1-17:26 Jesus’ final words to his disciples Fit the category of “last words” or “testament” spoken by a leader before dying (e.g Jacob, Moses, St. Paul) Unique to John’s gospel. Lengthy prayer in Jn17 has no equivalent in any other gospel Reflecting the understanding of Jesus developed by the Johannine community. What it means to be united with Jesus

The Farewell Discourse: Structure A.The Meal (13: 1-30) -footwashing (13:1-20) -prediction of betrayal (13:21-30) B.The Last Discourses (13:31-17:26) 1. Jesus’ departure and the future of the disciples - Introduction (13:31-38) - Jesus as the Way to God (14:1-14) - coming of the Paraclete, Jesus and the Father (14: 15-24) - Jesus’ final thoughts (14:25-31) 2. The Disciples’ life and encounter with the World after Jesus’ departure - Jesus as the true vine (15:1-17) - the World’s hatred of the disciples (15: 18-16:4a) - coming of the Paraclete (16:4b-15) - Jesus’ return to bring joy and understanding (16:16-33) 3. Jesus’ Concluding Prayer - Jesus prays for glory - Jesus prays for the disciples God has given him - Jesus prays for future believers (Duplicate material: 13:31-14:31 and 16:4b-16:33)

The Farewell Discourse Key themes -Theme of Jesus’ departure -Sorrow and reassurance -A new commandment -Jesus as the way -Foretelling future- the world’s hatred -Abiding in Jesus -Gift of peace -Successor chosen- the paraclete -Prayer

Jesus’ departure Basic theme. It is both necessary and positive for the believing community. It will lead to their advantage and joy. Actively: Jesus’ departure is to be seen as his glorification. He will glorify God by opening his arms on the cross. Passively: Jesus will be glorified by God. The ladder of ascent to the Father

Sorrow and Reassurance Frequent mention of the apostles’ grief – understandable, but reveals their misunderstanding. 13: Simon Peter- “Lord, where are you going?”… “Lord, why can I not follow you now?” 14:5 Thomas- “Lord, we do not know where you are going. How can we know the way?” 14: 8 Phillip – “Lord, show us the Father and we will be satisfied>” 14:22 Judas(not Iscariot): “Lord, how is it that you will reveal yourself to us, and not to the world?” 16: the disciple- “Yes, now you are speaking plainly, not in any figure of speech! Now we know that you know all things, and do not need to have anyone question you; by this we believe that you came from God.

A new commandment (Ch. 13) 13: Love commandment only makes sense in terms of John’s language of glorification and the disciples’ distress at his departure. “new”- a new dimension, not “brand new”. The new dimension is “as I have loved you” No loss of identity for the community as the love will still be present

Jesus as the Way (Ch. 14) Temporary separation linked to some sense of return The disciples’ access to the Father is dependent on Jesus. He is the pathway. “I am the way, the truth and the life” (14: 6) last of ego eimi sayings.

Abiding in Jesus (Ch.15) “menein” (abide) Home is a place where you can abide. In the OT, the grapevine is a metaphor for Israel; God is the vine-grower, who tends it carefully, but burns and destroys it if it is unfaithful. Abiding in Jesus means bearing fruit (I am the vine, you are the branches -15:7) and abiding in love (you did not choose me, I chose you- 15:16)

The Paraclete (Ch ) “parakletos”- no single English word is adequate to translate the variety of meanings in Greek. advocate, councellor, intercessor, helper, acting on behalf of someone else Only used in the Farewell Discourse, and uniquely Johannine “…the personal presence of Jesus in the Christian while Jesus is the Father” (Brown) This is a helpful definition, but overly individualistic. In the Farewell Discourses, the Paraclete belongs primarily to the community.Will lead the Christian community beyond Jesus’ teachings.

The disciples and the “World” This theme is dealt with in two sections: 1.The World’s hatred (15:8-16:4a) 2.The Judgement of the World (16:4b-11) The parallelism with the Johannine community’s fate with that of the Jesus: Just as Jesus encountered the world’s hatred, so will they. The World’s hatred of the Jesus is hatred of the Father.The Paraclete will convict it of sin. The reason for the World’s hatred of the community is the community’s preaching