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The Good Shepherd, c. 300–350, at the Catacombs of Domitilla, Rome. The Good Shepherd (Greek: ποιμὴν ὁ καλός, poimḗn ho kalós) is an image used in the pericope of John 10:1–21, in which Jesus Christ is depicted as the Good Shepherd who lays down his life for his sheep. Similar imagery is used in Psalm 23 and Ezekiel 34:11–16.
The chapter ends with Jesus evading Jewish attempts to stone him (John 10:31,39) and then leaving Jerusalem and traveling "beyond the Jordan to the place where John was baptizing at first" . Matthew 19:1 and Mark 10:1 similarly record that Jesus traveled "to the region of Judea by the other side of the Jordan", but in the synoptic tradition He ...
The seven occurrences with a predicate nominative that have resulted in some of the titles for Jesus are: I am the Bread of Life (John 6:35) I am the Light of the World (John 8:12) I am the Door (John 10:9) I am the Good Shepherd (John 10:11,14) I am the Resurrection and the Life (John 11:25) I am the Way and the Truth and the Life (John 14:6)
The discussion of the love expressed by Christ throughout the New Testament is part of the overall theme of the outpouring of love from a merciful God and Christ's participation in it. [16] In John 14:31, Jesus explains that his sacrificial act was performed so "that the world may know that I love the Father, and as the Father gave me ...
Later in the discourse, this pattern is repeated in John 17:18 in which Jesus "sends the disciples to the world", just as the Father had sent him to the world. [13] This pattern of discipleship reemphasizes the Good Shepherd teachings in John 10:1–21 in which one "lays down his life" in obedience. [5] [17]
The image of God rejoicing at the recovery of lost sinners contrasts with the criticism of the religious leaders which prompted the parable. [2] Justus Knecht gives the typical Catholic interpretation of this parable, writing: By the simile of the Good Shepherd our Lord teaches us how great is His compassionate love for all mankind.
"Good Shepherd" originated in a very early 19th century hymn written by the Methodist minister Reverend John Adam Granade (1770–1807), "Let Thy Kingdom, Blessed Savior". [1] [2] [3] Granade was a significant figure of the Great Revival in the American West during the 19th century's first decade, as the most important author of camp meeting hymns during that time. [4]
Ecce Homo, Caravaggio, 1605. Ecce homo (/ ˈ ɛ k s i ˈ h oʊ m oʊ /, Ecclesiastical Latin: [ˈettʃe ˈomo], Classical Latin: [ˈɛkkɛ ˈhɔmoː]; "behold the man") are the Latin words used by Pontius Pilate in the Vulgate translation of the Gospel of John, when he presents a scourged Jesus, bound and crowned with thorns, to a hostile crowd shortly before his crucifixion (John 19:5).