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 ...

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 ...

Something very strange happens in John’s Gospel. Unlike any of the other Gospels, it indicates — directly — who its author is. And yet it also doesn’t tell us who he is. At the very end of the Gospel, ...

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 ...

THE LOWDOWN: A word-for-word adaptation of the Gospel according to St. John from the American Bible Society's Good News Bible. "The Gospel of John" is nothing like Mel Gibson's "The Passion of the ...

Columnist Paul Prather says that the Gospel of John is the most interesting account of the Easter story. Getty Images/iStockphoto This is Holy Week on the Christian calendar, culminating on Sunday ...

The gospel of John is dramatically different than the synoptic gospels (Matthew, Mark and Luke). Instead of organizing historical events into a chronology, John presents Jesus in all of his ...

News of Raymond Brown’s death on August 8, 1998, swept through the scholarly community like a global blackout. A renowned scholar, teacher, churchman, mentor and friend was gone. A source of popular ...

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 ...