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Congregational Course: John
Concordia Seminary, St. Louis
Focused video lessons from Dr. Charles Gieschen and Dr. David Lewis on the text, structure, Christology, signs, glory, and Spirit in John.
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Glory
Divine glory becomes visible in the incarnate Son and reaches its paradoxical height in the cross.
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These media companions are mapped to this theme. Source labels distinguish the site's confessional center from broader Christian and academic perspectives.
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Guide to the Gospel of John
BibleProject · Two videos, 8:46 and 8:32
Two concise visual overviews introduce John's literary movement, signs, discourses, death, and resurrection. Use as orientation alongside the site's Lutheran theological study.
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Visual Commentary: John 1
BibleProject · 6:31
A visual study of the Word, creation, incarnation, and the new-creation imagery of John 1:1-18.
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In the Beginning
BibleProject Podcast
A longer conversation about Genesis, Exodus, tabernacle imagery, literary structure, and the Son revealing the Father in John 1.
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Jesus' Identity in John's Gospel
BibleProject Podcast · 51:41
A thematic discussion of Jesus' identity, the divine name, Father and Son, glory, and John 17.
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- Disciples glimpse glory in the first sign.
- Lazarus's raising displays glory and hastens the hour.
- The cross is named glorification.
- Jesus prays from the hour toward eternal shared glory.
Key passages
- John 1:14
- John 2:11
- John 11:4
- John 12:23-33
- John 17:1-5
What it reveals about Jesus
Jesus reveals the glory proper to the Father's unique Son through self-giving love.
Old Testament background
Exodus 33-34; Isaiah 6; Isaiah 52:13