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Time in the Gospel of John

Time in the Gospel of John. Br. Patrick Tobin O.P. Definitions. Chronos: the passage of measured time; quantitative Kairos: time as an occasion; an opportune moment; an appointed time; qualitative. Chronos. Light/Darkness Jn 3:1-21 Story of Nicodemus Time of Day

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Time in the Gospel of John

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  1. Time in the Gospel of John Br. Patrick Tobin O.P.

  2. Definitions Chronos: the passage of measured time; quantitative Kairos: time as an occasion; an opportune moment; an appointed time; qualitative

  3. Chronos • Light/Darkness • Jn 3:1-21 Story of Nicodemus • Time of Day • Jn 4:4-42 Story of Samaritan Woman • Day of Week • Sabbath Cures: Jn 5:1-18 Pool of Bethesda & Jn 9:1-40 Man Born Blind

  4. Kairos • Structure of John’s Gospel • Prologue 1:1-18 • Book of Signs 1:19-12 • Book of Glory 13-20 • Epilogue 21-25 • Alternative Structure • Hour has not yet come 1-12 • Hour has come 12-19

  5. Pastoral Implications • Chronos • Where is God in your daily life? • Do you make time sacred? • Do you honor the Sabbath? • Are you in the light or the darkness? • Kairos • Where is God breaking into life? • Do you allow these moments to define you?

  6. Time in Scripture References • 1:39 • 2:4 • 4:6.21.23.52.53 • 5:25.28.35 • 7:30 • 8:20 • 11:9 • 12:23.27 • 13:1 • 16:2.4.21.25.32 • 17:1 • 19:14.27

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