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