Book 2: An Illumination of the Gospel of John
Part 3: The Last Master
Here is part 3 of 4 in our Illumination of the Gospel of John. In this episode Erik and I discuss the last moments of Jesus with his disciples. We compare Jesus' attitude to the stoic attitude of Socrates in Plato's Phaedo.
We consider what it means that Jesus elevates his disciples to the status of friends, looking at what this means in Scripture. And we discuss the infilling of the Holy Spirit in relation to the psychological concept of internalization.
In this episode:
0:00: "The hour has come" - Looking at Ch. 12-17 of John
3:00: The last moments with the disciples
5:05: Comparison with Plato's Phaedo
6:05: Is Jesus stoic like Socrates?
8:32: The angst of Jesus
11:05: Jesus the human and Christ the God
12:35: The betrayer at the table
16:02: When did Jesus realize who would betray him?
18:28: Speculations on kenosis and incarnation
21:10: On friendship love: Phileo
23:48: Moses' friendship with God
24:48: Jesus' friendship with God
25:59: "No longer do I call you servants, but friends"
27:22: Jesus graduates his disciples
30:12: Why is it better for Jesus to go away? vis-a-vis mentorship?
34:05: Psychological internalization and the infilling of the Spirit
36:35: Pentecost - God becomes Open Source
42:12: The Holy Spirit as "Paraklete" - Encourager
46:10: Divergence, tension, and reconciliation of Peter & Paul
48:22: Recap of this section and prospective of part 4
51:40: Premonitions of the Johannine church, conversations to come
53:56: The imminent descent for the disciples, Jesus' prayer for them
