John's gospel: where children can paddle and elephants can swim

Course programme

Friday 11 March 2016

Please plan to arrive between 16:30 and 18:30. You can meet other course members in the bar which opens at 18:15. Tea and coffee making facilities are available in the study bedrooms.

19:00 Dinner
20:30 Introduction to the Gospel: who wrote it, when and where? What are the particular enigmas of John's gospel?
22:00 Terrace bar open for informal discussion

Saturday 12 March 2016

07:30 Breakfast
09:00 The Prologue - introduction to the person of Jesus
10:30 Coffee
11:00 Seven signs: miracles in the gospel
12:30 Free
13:00 Lunch
14:00 Free
16:00 Tea
16:30 Seven Sayings: Jesus’ self-presentation in John
18:30 Dinner
20:00 Jesus' Opponents: is John anti-semetic?
21:30 Terrace bar open for informal discussion

Sunday 13 March 2016

07:30 Breakfast
09:00 The death of Jesus and the question of historicity
10:30 Coffee
11:00 The spirit and the Church in the gospel
12:30 Free
12:45 Lunch

The course will disperse after lunch.