Problems

The Beloved Disciple | Who is the beloved disciple? With John's Gospel as our source, what do we know about this character? Gather the four types of information discussed in the Resource Pages (what the character says, what the character does; what others say about the character; how others act around the character). Then document what we know about this character. Write as full a character analysis as you can. Include in your analysis a list of things that we do not know (and cannot know) becasue of the limitations of our sources.

Was Jesus Married? | Thanks to The DaVinci Code, lots of people, who never cared before, now want to know just what the relationship was between Jesus and Mary Magdalene. Some of them are in a congregation you serve. You will talk about extra-canonical sources later; this Sunday, you are beginning a three-week adult Sunday School series on this topic by presenting the relationship of Jesus and Mary in the Gospel of John and offering at least four questions for the group to discuss. What texts will you use? What will you present? What questions will you ask the group to consider?