Analytical Study of John’s Gospel and the Tabernacle

Rodney F. Price D.Min.

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The Purpose: The author’s primary goal is to provide to the Professor/Teacher materials to aid his instruction both in the classroom and pulpit.

Many years ago, while fellowshipping with a Jewish missionary Pappi Bodine introduced a concept of this Gospel, which became a burden on my heart to pursue.

John used theTabernacle as the outline of his Gospel. The Tabernacle demonstrated Jesus’ labor and plan, providing the provision of salvation.

The Purpose: The author’s primary goal is to provide to the Professor/Teacher materials to aid his instruction both in the classroom and pulpit.

Sujets

• Biblical Commentary
• Philosophie et théologie
• Gospel of John
• Religion

Informations

• Publié par: WestBow Press
• Date de parution: 17 mai 2023
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781664283688
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 1 Mo

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A nalytical S tudy of J ohn’s G ospel and the T abernacle
Tabernacle as John’s Book Outline
Rodney F. Price, D.Min.


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WestBow Press rev. date: 04/25/2023
Contents
Preface
The Word Made Flesh
The Laver is a Place to see yourself.
The Laver of Brass.
The Laver
The Laver of Brass.
The Golden Candlestick.
The Altar of Incense.
The Brook Cedron.
The Ark of the Covenant.
The Ark of the Covenant.
The Historical Background.
Bibliography and References – Websites – Misc.

Rodney F. Price, D. Min.
A Baptist Didache.
New England Baptist Bible Schools, N. H.
Boston Baptist College, Boston, MA.
An Introductory Analytical and Commentary of John’s Gospel.
Research Guide with Scholar Quotes and WebSites.
The Tabernacle in the Wilderness.

Jesus is our eternal Mishkan.
God dwells in the inner sanctuary – ναός – naos.
The dwel ling place of God – מִשְׁכַּן‎ – mishkān.

Preface
The Source: Many years ago, while fellowshipping with a Jewish missionary Pappi Bodine introduced a concept of this Gospel, which became a burden on our heart to pursue.
His premise is that John used the Tabernacle as the outline of his Gospel.
The Tabernacle demonstrated Jesus’ labor and plan, providing the provision of salvation.
The Purpose: The author’s primary goal is to provide to the Professor/Teacher with materials to aid his instruction in the classroom and pulpit.
First, to provide limited analytics of many verb forms in this Gospel.
Second, to provide additional quotes from grammatical scholars.
Third, to expose the reader to some of the cultural backgrounds of the Gospel.
The Journey:
The teaching of this material in limited form began in three churches where we served.
The professors who helped us to focus on this book’s purpose.
The privilege of teaching at Northeastern Baptist Bible Schools, N.H., and Boston Baptist College, Boston, MA.
The access to the Libraries at Gordon Theological Library and Baptist Bible Seminary – Summit University, Clarks Summit, PA.
Professor Dr. King encouraged us to pursue the MA. and Doctoral work.
The desire to see what God said overrides the urge to add to the text with any material.
The Challenge: We started this project over 30 years ago. The gathering of articles, books, websites and commentaries on the Tabernacle and the Gospel became our constant goal.
The greatest challenge was refreshing our understanding of the Greek grammar rules of the Koine text and the translation process of 4 years. Over the years, we gathered many volumes of Greek Grammars/Commentaries that were added to the library, wondering if we would have access to a Seminary library.
Acknowledgments:
First to my wife Greta who edited all my Pastoral and Seminary labors.
Second, Dr. Kenneth Brown for his overwhelming patience in the Greek classes.
Third, Dr. James King encouraged us to finish the Dr. Min. program at Baptist Bible Seminary – Clarks Summit University, PA.
Fourth, Many thanks to Dr. Abede Alexander and Dr. Bill Smith for their encouragement to complete this project and to provide the funds.
The Usability Reading.
A first - year Greek Grammar class will be helpful but not necessary.
Special attention is given to the verb forms. Not every verb is not explained.
The 1611 grammar not corrected, including the added commentary notes.
Modern English grammar rules are not applied.
The Quoted material is by author’s name or sourced in Bibliography.
The Unknown Sources are not found, however, included as part of our college lectures.
We stand on the shoulders of the professors of Baptist Bible Seminary-Clarks Summit University, PA.
Resources
Studies and the Use of Public Domain Books.
The Greek texts of the Textus Receptus and the Byzantine text.
Greek Grammars using Robertson’s Word Pictures & Vincent’s Word Studies.
The Greek Grammar citations are in 11 pt.
A very elementary identification of the verb tenses.
*Always remember who the speaker is and the point-in-time reference.
1. Aorist Tense – This is a punctiliar point-in-time activity.
2. Imperfect Tense – A past action or state which is incomplete.
3. Imperative Tense – Commands
4. Future Tense – The event beyond the present time of the speaker.
5. Perfect Tense – The completed action with continuing effects at a point in time.
6. Pluperfect – Is an action completed before to some past point of time specified or implied is formed in English by the word “had.”
7. Present Tense – This is an ongoing activity in the present time of the speaker.
8. Subjunctive – Expresses situations that are hypothetical or not yet realized.
*Voice concerns the relationship between a verb and its subject.
1. Active Voice – The subject causes the action.
2. Middle Voice – The subject is performing the action for oneself.
3. Passive Voice – T he subject is the recipient of the action.
The Granville Sharp General Rule.
1. The article identifies, points out, marks out, particularizes, specifies and draws attention to an object or a person.
2. The absence of the article describes, defines, characterizes, and qualifies.
3. When the article occurs with “God, “God’s personhood is in view.
4. When the article is absent with God, the divine essence signifies what God is.
The use of “if”
1. 1 st Class Condition – “ εἰ” with Indicative mood. The speaker assumes a reality and indicates an assumption of truth for the sake of argument.
2. 2 nd Class Condition – “ εἰ” with Past Tense, Imperative, and the Aorist Tense. The viewpoint of unreality is contrary to actual conditions. A point-in-time activity . The speaker assumes that this is false in conflict with reality.
3. 3 rd Class Condition – When εάv is used with the Subjunctive states what results will happen, if the conditions are not met at any time in the future.
John’s Gospel with a view of the Tabernacle.
John 1:1 – 28.
The Furniture of the Tabernacle.
The Curtain/posts of the Four Gospels.
The Four Posts – Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John.
*The Four Gospels support the tri - colored curtain. Father – Son – Holy Spirit.
John 1:29 – 51 The Outer Court – Places of Judgments, Sacrifices and Cleansing.
John 1:29 – 51 The Altar of Brass.
Exodus 20:24 – The Altar is filled with earth.
Exodus 27:1-8 – The Alter is hollow and filled with earth.
John 2:1 – 5: The Laver of Brass.
Three types of people that need washing.
John 3: – The Religious – Nicodemus
John 4: – The Semi – religious – Samaritan Women
John 5: – The Crippled faith – A Jew is lacking the desire to trust God.
John 6: – The Table of Shewbread – Bread of Life.
John 7: – 12: The Golden Candlestick – Light of World.
John 11: The Good Shepherd. John 12: The Passover, the 11 th of Nisan.
John 13:-16 : Commentary John 17: The Altar of Incense – Is in front of the curtain of the Holy of Holies.
John 17 : The High Priestly Prayer of Jesus – First of the priestly functions.
The place where the inauguration of Aaron and his sons,
The need for precise priest’s obedience.
The warning about using unusable incense. See Lev. 10:1.
John 18: – 19 : The Ark of Covenant – High Priest applies the blood of the Lamb.
John 20: The Most Holy Place – A Place of God’s Presence.
John 21: The Return to the Holy Place – Fellowshipping with Christ.
Apostle John is the author of this Gospel.
John’s audience consisted of Gentile believers with little understanding of the Old Testament. Also, to the recent Jewish believers who are familiar with the Tabernacle.
Strictly speaking, the Gospel of John does not name its author. The internal evidence can lead to the conclusion that it is the Apostle.
1. The Internal Evidence may argue for an early date pre-70 AD.
2. The Present Tense, as found in John 5:2, “there is,” suggests a time when the Gate is still standing, unlike after the destruction by Titus.
3. John 1:14 …and we beheld his glory, the glory as of