Top Highlights

• Without the Spirit these expressions of worship become powerless rituals void of their original purpose.
• from chapters 5–10 he is making appearances at a series of Jewish festivals (note how each festival is actually named in each section). In each of these—institutions and festivals—he is replacing some Jewish symbol with abundance, messianic abundance (water → living water; manna → living bread, etc.).
• the re-creation of men and women, the giving of life in darkness where there is no hope.
• John suggests that the darkness cannot defeat or overcome the Word.
• (thanks to Clement of Alexandria) for being the “spiritual Gospel.”