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Re: John the Sprinting Disciple

Hehe. I noticed it about two years ago as I was reading it on my
own, and then I came across it again last week and decided to post
it.

How are things going, Darcy? I was just recently thinking of you
and realizing I hadn't heard anything from you in a while, and that
you would've been back from Alaska by now.

--Wayne


--- In pugetsoundchristiansingles@yahoogroups.com, Darcy Potts
<dee_em0915@y...> wrote:
> That is interesting. I had never really noticed that before!
>
> ~Darcy
>
>
>
> celebok <celebok@e...> wrote:
> Most Bible scholars believe that in the Gospel of John, whenever
you
> see a reference to "the disciple whom Jesus loved", John is
actually
> referring to himself (which in itself is a little weird). That
> being the assumption, I've noticed something a little amusing
about
> John's account of the empty tomb (John 20:2-8):
>
> So she came running to Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one
> Jesus loved, and said, "They have taken the Lord out of the tomb,
> and we don't know where they have put him!" So Peter and the
other
> disciple started for the tomb. BOTH WERE RUNNING, BUT THE OTHER
> DISCIPLE OUTRAN PETER AND REACHED THE TOMB FIRST. He bent over
and
> looked in at the strips of linen lying there but did not go in.
> Then Simon Peter, WHO WAS BEHIND HIM, arrived and went into the
> tomb. He saw the strips of linen lying there, as well as the
burial
> cloth that had been around Jesus' head. The cloth was folded up
by
> itself, separate from the linen. Finally the other disciple, WHO
> HAD REACHED THE TOMB FIRST, also went inside. He saw and believed.
>
> John's describing the most important historical event of our
> Christian faith, and he keeps bragging about being able to outrun
> Peter!
>
> --Wayne
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Most Bible scholars believe that in the Gospel of John, whenever you see a reference to "the disciple whom Jesus loved", John is actually referring to himself...
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Jun 2, 2005
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That is interesting. I had never really noticed that before! ~Darcy celebok <celebok@...> wrote: Most Bible scholars believe that in the Gospel of...
Darcy Potts
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Hehe. I noticed it about two years ago as I was reading it on my own, and then I came across it again last week and decided to post it. How are things going,...
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Things are going well. I got back from AK at the end of May. It's amazing how out-of-touch with things a person can get up there! When my parents picked me...
Darcy Potts
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Jun 7, 2005
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Wow, hehe. I hope you're well-adjusted back to "normal" life around Puget Sound by now! :-) I hope your search for a teaching job goes well. --Wayne ... ...
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