The GOSPEL of JOHN

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The Gospel of John A Beginner’s Guide to the Way, the Truth, and the Life

The Gospel of John

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AMY-JILL LEVINE

A BEGINNER’S GUIDE TO THE WAY, THE TRUTH, AND THE LIFE

The GOSPEL of JOHN

LEADER GUIDE

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The Gospel of John: A Beginner’s Guide to the Way, the Truth, and the Life

Leader Guide

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Scripture quotations marked (NRSVue) are taken from the New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition (NRSVue). Copyright © 2021 National Council of Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide.

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CONTENTS

Introduction

Session 1. The Wedding at Cana (John 2)

Session 2. Nicodemus and the Samaritan Woman at the Well (John 3 & 4)

Session 3. The Healing of the Man at the Pool (John 5)

Session 4. The Man Born Blind (John 9)

Session 5. Foot Washing (John 12 & 13)

Session 6. Mary Magdalene and Doubting Thomas (John 20)

INTRODUCTION

In The Gospel of John, Dr. Amy-Jill Levine (who prefers to go by “AJ”) asks probing questions of several stories from the Gospel of John—and of her readers. AJ engages stories of Jesus’s encounters with various people, from his mother at a wedding in Cana to Mary Magdalene and Thomas after his resurrection, asking these texts, and those reading them with her, how these stories offer new insights into who Jesus was and is, and what following him today looks like (or ought to look like).

This Leader’s Guide is designed to equip volunteers in a congregational setting to lead adult leaders in a six-session study of the texts AJ explores in her book.

Session 1: The Wedding at Cana (John 2)

Session 2: Nicodemus and the Samaritan Woman at the Well (John 3 & 4)

Session 3: The Healing of the ...

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About The Gospel of John Leader Guide: A Beginner’s Guide to the Way, the Truth, and the Life

Unlock the hidden depths of John’s Gospel.

The leader guide contains discussion questions and session plans for a six-week study of The Gospel of John, by Amy-Jill Levine. It includes opening and closing prayers, optional activities, and session goals for each week and is designed to be used with the book and DVD.

John’s Gospel offers readers a new language—of being born anew, of living water, of wind and spirit, of the “I am”—that enhances how we understand the divine, how we experience the world, and how we participate in the mystery of faith.

With her characteristic wit and charm, Amy-Jill Levine introduces readers to the world of the Gospel of John by unpacking the stories in their original context, along with examining how the text is read today. This book considers the Gospel of John in its entirety, moving through the Gospel and exploring the prologue, the wedding at Cana, the Samaritan woman at the well and the woman caught in adultery, the healing of the man at the pool and the man born blind, foot washing, Mary Magdalene and Doubting Thomas, and the Lamb of God.

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