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John 5 1 9 Research Paper

John Hon 5:1-9

At first glance the text of John 5:1-9 is relatively simple and straightforward: Jesus is again in Jerusalem for a festival, and he stops by a pool that has healing properties. There he meets a sick old man who has been plagued with paralysis for years, yet when Jesus tells him to stand and walk the man finds that he is cured. Even a slight consideration of this passage prior to any scholarly commentary reveals a certain positioning of this narrative within the New Testament at large, calling up certain motifs and considerations that help to inform a proper understanding of Jesus and his role. The man seems to be put upon not only by his disease but by his community, as no one will help him to the pool and they even apparently jump in front of him in order to be healed. That Jesus picks out the lowest of the low to heal recalls many other instances...

In the New Oxford annotated Bible, notes are given that Jerusalem has been the site of many rejections of Jesus, and though the rejection does not occur in verses 1 -- 9 it is set up with this Jerusalem commentary in verse 2.
This commentary goes on to note the recurring theme of water that can be seen in many different passages of John, and the pool mentioned here is mirrored in chapter 9 of this book, as well.

These notes serve to connect both Jesus and the unnamed man he heals in this passage to the larger trajectory of this gospel and to the overall symbols and lessons of the New Testament. Textual notes also provide additional insight, especially when it comes…

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Ibid, 1890.

John Lightfoot, A Commentary on the New Testament From the Talmud and Hebraica, Accessed online http://www.biblestudytools.com/commentaries/lightfoot-new-testament/john/5.html

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