John's gospel is different from the other three in the New Testament. That fact has been recognized since the early church itself. Already by the year 200, John's gospel was called the spiritual ...

As I was thinking about what to write for this contribution to the Register, I realized that I did not finish my series on appreciating the Gospels and it’s high time that I get back to it, especially ...

A few weeks ago, a parish in Missoula, Mont., participated in a Lenten retreat. The theme for their reflection was taken from the first chapter of John: “What are you looking for?” (1:38). One person ...

In 1936, C. H. Dodd, a leading New Testament scholar of Great Britain, said concerning John, “I am disposed to think that the understanding of this Gospel is not only one of the outstanding tasks of ...

When actor Ken Jennings was going through a rough patch two years ago, he began to memorize St. John's Gospel as a way to take his mind off of his troubles. He saw this exercise as a form of prayer ...

During the past decade and a half there has been a revolution in New Testament studies, and at the center of this revolution stands the Fourth Gospel. The Gospel of John has often been a storm center ...

[Editor’s Note: Michael Pakaluk is a professor of ethics and social philosophy in the Busch School of Business at the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C., and a member of the Pontifical ...

In the beginning was the spoken word—the Bible we’ve inherited derives in large part from a mix of oral transmission and oral tradition. So it should hardly be surprising to find that its text can ...

WASHINGTON (RNS) — The movie, which features singers Chaka Khan as Herodias, Michelle Williams as Mary Magdalen and Mali Music as Jesus, is to be released Friday in 10 cities from New York to Los ...

The method of Philip Saville's The Gospel of John defies ordinary film criticism and indeed ordinary movie viewing. Dialogue and narration have been taken, verbatim and without omission or ...