Chapter seven through the first half of chapter ten all occurred at the same “feast of Tabernacles” (John 7:2), so they comprise a series of consecutive events. Again John noted that “the Jewish leaders wanted to kill” Jesus, so he planned to attend the feast somewhat in hiding (John 7:10). “When the feast was half […]
Chapter six records the only miracle (except the resurrection itself) that appears in all four gospels – the feeding of five thousand men – yet it was only John who gave us the great follow-up teaching. The miracle itself adds no detail not found elsewhere: a multitude of probably 10,000 – 20,000 people stayed with Jesus
Chapter five skips the early Galilean ministry that the Synoptics record, bringing Jesus back to Jerusalem for “a Jewish feast” (John 5:1). There is considerable debate over which feast this was, because identifying it would help with the chronology and timeline. Since John specifically mentions three Passovers (John 2:13, 23; 6:4; 12:1) and does not
