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John 1: 1-18

• Proclaiming Faith - Reflections and discussion questions on the readings for each Sunday and holy day liturgy. Activities for young people are included. Some materials for younger children can be printed out.
• A different picture of Jesus: The words of a Canticle of the Community - this page from the The Carmelite Web Site - O.Carm. also contains an clipart .
• The Prologue of John’s Gospel - John 1:1-18 - this page from the The Carmelite Web Site - O.Carm. also contains an clipart .
• Christmas: Lectionary Resource for Catholics: word-sunday.com
• John the Baptist points to Jesus as the Messiah: Humility is knowing one’s place within one’s proper identity - this page from the The Carmelite Web Site - O.Carm. also contains an clipart .
• "And the Words Were Made Flesh," Sr. Joan Delaplane, Aquinas Institute of Theology, St. Louis, Missouri.
• How Semitic Was John? Rethinking the Hellenistic Background to John 1:1
  Anglican Theological Review, Fall 2003 by Reed, David A
• "The Structure of the Johannine Prologue and Genesis 1," Dr. Mary Coloe, Australian Biblical Review, 1997
• Johannine Themes in Christian Liturgy by Gail Gresser: The Prologue (1:1-18)
• The Johannine Prologue in Greek and English - Prof. Felix Just, S.J.
• Structural Outlines of the Fourth Gospel by Prof. Felix Just, S.J. - The Gospel Prologue (1:1-18)
• “Power to become children of God” (1:12)—The family of spiritual birth - Johannine Literary Themes and Vocabulary by Dale Loepp
• “The Word became Flesh…” (1:14)—The Fourth Gospel’s view of Jesus as the descending and ascending logos - Johannine Literary Themes and Vocabulary by Dale Loepp
•  "The Structure of the Johannine Prologue and Genesis 1," Australian Biblical Review, 45 (1997) 40-55.
• Homilies on the Gospel of John (Chrysostom): Homily 2 - Homily 3 - Homily 4 - Homily 5 - Homily 6 - Homily 7 - Homily 8 - Homily 9 - Homily 10 - Homily 11 - Homily 12 - Homily 13 - Homily 14 -
  Homily 15
• Tractates (Lectures) on the Gospel of John - Augustine - Tractate 1 (John 1:1-5) - Tractate 2 (John 1:6-14) - Tractate 3 (John 1:15-18)

John 1: 6-28 (3rd Sunday of Advent - B)

Personal and Honest Witness - Larry Broding's Word-Sunday.Com Jordan River and Bethany beyond the Jordan - articles and photos Sandy's Clothes Collection - children's story by Larry Broding, word-sunday.com The Greatest - Charles Kirkpatrick, Sermons4kids.com Fine Arts Images Linked at The Text This Week's Art Index: Baptism of Jesus - John the Baptist

I am not worthy to untie his sandal strap 1:27 © Copyright

• Proclaiming Faith - Reflections and discussion questions on the readings for each Sunday and holy day liturgy. Activities for young people are included. Some materials for younger children can be printed out.
• "The Christ ...the thong of whose sandal I am not worthy to untie" - The Gospel of John: a commentary & meditation
• Johannine Themes in Christian Liturgy by Gail Gresser: John the Baptist (1:19-34)
• Structural Outlines of the Fourth Gospel by Prof. Felix Just, S.J. - The Testimony of John [the Baptist] (1:19-34)
• The Word &… God - Powerpoint presentation
• The Gospel of John, by James C. Turro, International Catholic University - Lecture 1: Introduction, St. John 1:19-20
• Structural Outlines of the Fourth Gospel by Prof. Felix Just, S.J. - The Testimony of John [the Baptist] (1:19-34)
• “Power to become children of God” (1:12)—The family of spiritual birth - Johannine Literary Themes and Vocabulary by Dale Loepp
• “The Word became Flesh…” (1:14)—The Fourth Gospel’s view of Jesus as the descending and ascending logos - Johannine Literary Themes and Vocabulary
  by Dale Loepp
• Homilies on the Gospel of John (Chrysostom): Homily 6 - Homily 7 - Homily 8 - Homily 9 - Homily 10 - Homily 11 - Homily 12 - Homily 13 - Homily 14 - Homily 15 - Homily 16 - Homily 17
• Tractates (Lectures) on the Gospel of John - Augustine - Tractate 2 (John 1:6-14) - Tractate 3 (John 1:15-18) - Tractate 4 (John 1:19-33)

John 1: 29-42 (2nd Sunday of ordinary time - B)

• Proclaiming Faith - Reflections and discussion questions on the readings for each Sunday and holy day liturgy. Activities for young people are included. Some materials for younger children can be printed out.
• Bible Study - verse by verse lectionary commentary, St Charles Borromeo Catholic Church, Picayune, MS
• John the Baptist announces Jesus as the Lamb of God - this page from the The Carmelite Web Site - O.Carm. also contains an clipart .
• Structural Outlines of the Fourth Gospel by Prof. Felix Just, S.J. - The Testimony of John [the Baptist] (1:19-34)
• Structural Outlines of the Fourth Gospel by Prof. Felix Just, S.J. - The First Disciples of Jesus (1:35-51)
• Come and See! by Charles Kirkpatrick, Sermons4kids.com. There is also a link to a coloring page on this page.
• Spirit-Baptism in the Fourth Gospel: A Messianic Reading of John 1,33 - by Cornelis Bennema, Biblica 84 (2003) 35-60
• Fine Arts Images Linked at The Text This Week's Art Index: Baptism of Jesus - John the Baptist - Calling the Disciples
• "Behold the Lamb of God!" - The Gospel of John: a commentary & meditation
• "Come and see" - The Gospel of John: a commentary & meditation
• “I saw the Spirit descending…” (1:32) —The role of the Spirit in John’s Gospel - Johannine Literary Themes and Vocabulary by Dale Loepp
• Homilies on the Gospel of John (Chrysostom): Homily 18 - Homily 19
• Tractates (Lectures) on the Gospel of John - Augustine - Tractate 4 (John 1:19-33) - Tractate 5 (John 1:33) - Tractate 6 (John 1:32-33) - Tractate 7 (John 1:34-51)

John the Baptist's Testimony