John the Scribe
Not to be confused with John of Capernaum, the disciple.
Scribe[1] who comes to ask Jesus to heal his son. Jesus heals the little child,[2] but also unmasks the scribe’s intentions:
"It is dangerous to come because You are hated. Do You not know that Rome is watching out for You and the Temple hates You?»
«Why are you tempting Me, man? Your words are insidious in order to take My answers back to Rome and to the Temple. I did not cure your son by deceit…» [...]
«I see that You can really read the hearts of men. Forgive me. [...] »
«Scribe, be just and do not corrupt in future as you were corrupted. When the pressure of the world will be urging you, look at the living grace, which is your son, who was rescued from death, and be grateful to God.»"[3]
He witnesses the first multiplication of the loaves by distributing them as well.[4] He is found involved in the plot that Chuza concocts to crown Jesus,[5] then as a witness of the resurrection of Lazarus,[6] where he is among those favorable to Jesus.
Apostolic journey[edit | edit source]
"You are sincere. And that is why you deserve to understand God, Who is never falsehood. But your convictions are not yet dead. I am telling you. They are like burned couch-grass. They seem to be dead superficially and have in fact received a hard blow that has exhausted them. But the roots are alive and the soil nourishes them. And the dew invites them to strike new rhizomes, which will emit fresh shoots. You must watch that that does not happen, otherwise you will be invaded once again by couch-grass. Israel is a die-hard!"[7]
Either he, or his namesake (John of Capernaum) was among the disciples who remained faithful during the great schism of the discourse on the "Bread of Life".[8]
His name[edit | edit source]
Yohanân means "the Eternal has done Grace, has been favorable." Historical reference: a fairly common first name among characters of the Old Testament without one standing out particularly.
Where is he mentioned in the work?[edit | edit source]
Notes and references[edit | edit source]
- ↑ There are two scribes named John (GRM 464) in Jesus' entourage. One is seen at the multiplication of the loaves, this one, and the other, John of Capernaum, is the one who fed the people at the descent from the Mount of Beatitudes (GRM 548). Therefore, there might be confusions between the two biographies.
- ↑ GRM 272
- ↑ GRM 272.2.
- ↑ GRM 273
- ↑ GRM 464
- ↑ GRM 548
- ↑ GRM 272.2-3.
- ↑ GRM 354