Catholic Bible Institute of Southern Arizona Dec. 12, 2015 Gospel acc. to John

Catholic Bible Institute of Southern Arizona

Dec. 12, 2015Gospel acc. to John

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Catholic Bible Institute of Southern Arizona Dec. 12, 2015 – Gospel acc. to John

WELCOME to

CBISA 2015-18

Opening Song:

Buenos días, Paloma BlancaHoy te vengo a saludarSaludando tu bellezaEn tu Reino celestial.

Eres Madre del CreadorQue a mi corazón encanta Gracias te doy con amorBuenos días, Paloma Blanca.

Niña linda, Niña santa Tu dulce nombre alabad Porque sois tan sacrosanta Yo te vengo a Saludar.

Madre mía de Guadalupe Dame ya tu bendición Recibe estas mañanitas De mi humilde corazón.


8:30 [Saturday Mass in OMOS Church – optional]

9:00 Gathering; Handouts; Refreshments

9:15 Welcome & Opening Prayer

9:30 Session 1 (10:30 Q&A and/or Table-Group Discussions)

10:45 Break


12:30 Lunch


2:45 Break


4:20 Final Announcements & Closing Prayer

4:30 Clean-up & Departure

Daily Schedule (Gray HO < Aug.)


Reflection Paper, e-mail to your reader by Dec. 5: • Choose Luke 10, or Luke 16, or Acts 7, or Acts 19• Follow Guidelines from Lilac Handout from August

Readings for Today, Dec. 12: Gospel acc. to John• BIBLE: Gospel according to John (all 21 chaps.)• ALAND: pp. 21-27, 297-336; cf. Index, pp. 341-42, 353-

55• BROWN: Chapter 11• RALPH: Chapter 6

Year 1 Syllabus (Salmon HO from Aug.)


•Dec. 8 – Immaculate Conception &Beginning of JUBILEE of MERCY

•Dec. 12 – Our Lady of Guadalupe

•Dec. 13 – Third Sunday of Advent:Gaudete! – Rejoice!

•Dec. 24-25 – Christmas Eve & Day

Our Liturgical Context


•Selections from John used mostly inSeasons of LENT & EASTER

• Both Sundays & Weekdays

• Also Christmas DAY

• And special Feaststhroughout the year

John in Lectionary (HO, pp. 29-30)


•Turn to ONE neighbor (or at most two), and briefly share:

•What were your overall impressions as you read ALL of JOHN’s Gospel?

•What stood out for you or surprised you?

•How did reading this Gospel affect you?

Initial Sharing in Pairs


•Full-color handout: new for today• Mark = Yellow• Matthew = Red• Luke = Blue• John = Grey (or Brown)

•Study Vertically and Horizontally• Vertically: focus on each Gospel separately• Horizontally: compare features in 4 Gospels

4 Gospels: Comparative Charts


Based on Vatican II: Dei Verbum

• Selectors – from among the many things Jesus said and did, they chose which stories they wanted to include and which to omit.

• Arrangers – they organized materials in a particular sequence, not necessarily chronologically but often in thematic blocks.

• Shapers – they adapted and edited the individual stories from their sources so as to emphasize the themes they wanted to stress.

• Proclaimers – they were not objective historians, but preached the “good news” about Jesus in ways appropriate to their audiences.

August Handout (p. 4, bottom)

Four-fold Role of the Evangelists


•Basic Bibliography (also on FJ’s website)

•Structure & Outlines

•History & Geography (cf. FJ’s 4-color Charts)

•Literary Features of the Fourth Gospel; esp. Chiasms; and “Amen, Amen” Sayings

•Contrasts between John & Synoptics (cf. Synopsis of the Four Gospels)

Session 1: FG within the NT


So what? What difference do all these differences

between John & the Synoptics make?

Table-Group Discussions


•Major Johannine Themes•Johannine Christology: Jesus the Divine Revealer; “I AM” Sayings

•Johannine Signs: Seeing and Believing; Disciples in the FG; Women as Model Believers

• “The Jews” in the Fourth Gospel: Anti-Semitism?

Session 2:


How can we avoid anti-Semitism

when reading and proclaiming

John’s Gospel?

Table-Group Discussions:


•Friendship

•Fellowship

•F O O D !

LUNCH Break


•John 1 – • Johannine Prologue• John the Witness• First Disciples of Jesus

•John 6 – • Feeding of 5000• Walking on Water• Bread of Life Discourse

Session 3: “Book of Signs”


•Analyze one of the Lenten RCIA“Scrutiny Gospels”

•John 4

•or John 9

•or John 11

Table/Group Exercise


•Johannine Pneumatology:

• Holy Spirit/Paraclete(Advocate/Comforter/Counselor?)

•John 13–17 – The Last Supper

•John 18–19 – John’s Passion Narrative

•John 20–21 – Resurrection Appearance Stories & Epilogue

Session 4: “Book of Glory”


Reflection Paper, e-mail to your reader by Jan. 2: • Choose John 3, or John 15, or John 17• Follow Guidelines from Lilac Handout from August

Readings for Jan. 16: Paul’s Early/Undisputed Letters• BIBLE: 1 Thess, Gal, Phil, Phlm, 1 Cor, 2 Cor, Rom• BROWN: Chapters 18-24; also skim Ch. 15-17• RALPH: Chapters 8-15

Year 1 Syllabus (Salmon HO from Aug.)


Levels of Interpretation:

Questions to Consider:

LITERAL What is the content of this biblical text? What is it literally about?Also, what is the literary genre or style of this ancient scriptural text?

RHETORICAL What message did the author intend to convey to the original readers?What did the biblical author want these readers to know and/or to do?

PERSONAL What does this text mean to me, here and now, on a personal level?How can I apply it to my own life today, as an individual believer?

COMMUNAL

What does this text say to all of us together, as a faith community today?How can Christian Churches apply these lessons for the common good?

Monthly Reflection Papers (Lilac)


Closing Prayer:


•O Come, O Come, Emmanuel

Merry Christmas!Happy New Year!

See you on Jan. 16, 2016

(Paul’s Early Letters)

Departure


Documents

Catholic Bible Institute of Southern Arizona Dec. 12, 2015 Gospel acc. to John