Signs in the Gospel of John

About this episode

The episode explores the significance of the 'signs' in the Gospel of John with scholar Catrin Williams.

One of the most distinctive aspects of John's gospel is his presentation of Jesus' miracles as semeia – 'signs'. To get to the bottom of why John is so fond of semeia, Helen and Lloyd enter the time machine with leading Johannine scholar Catrin Williams. They discuss whether there are really seven signs in the gospel, how John's signs relate to scripture, and whether they are history or fiction. Catrin H. Williams is Professor of New Testament Studies at the University of Wal...

People in this episode

Hosts: Helen Bond, Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones

Guest: Catrin Williams

Topics covered

• miracles
• Johannine scholarship
• signs
• scripture
• history vs fiction

Keywords

• Gospel of John
• signs
• miracles
• Catrin Williams
• Johannine scholar

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: University of Wal

Books & works: Gospel of John

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