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Greek for Sunday Text Preparations
Exegetical Considerations
John
12:20-33
5TH
Sunday of Lent/ April 6, 2003
1.
What is the literary context of this text?
a.
How does that context of the impending passion drama impact
this text?
b.
How do the ironical statements by Jesus’ opponents in
11:45-53 and 12:19 impact this text?
2.
How do the Greeks listed in 12:20
a.
Recall Nicodemus in 3:1?
b.
Recall the remark of the Pharisees in 12:19?
3.
How does the characterization of Philip and Andrew recall
their initial characterizations in 1:35-44 and 6:4-9?
4.
What is the significance of the reference to hōra
in 2:23?
a.
How does that related to its use in 2:4; 7:30; 8:20?
b.
What is now being communicated about timing and Jesus’
mission?
5.
What is the significance of the tense of elētuthen
in v. 23?
6.
In John, of what does the glorification of Jesus’ consist?
a.
How does that relate to the illustration of v. 25?
b.
What productive fruit is to be unleashed via impending death?
7.
How does v. 26 set up a chain of connected concepts regarding
discipleship?
8.
What Old Testament passage is being echoed in v. 27?
9.
What is the significance of the 2-fold use of nun
in vv. 27,31?
10.
What is being said about the cross in
a.
V. 28?
b.
V. 31?
c.
V. 32?
11.
How do vv. 32-33 recall and clarify 3:14-15?
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