Come And See.
On November 30, the remembrance of the Holy Apostle Andrew, we hear about his call from the gospel of John. Andrew first received word about Jesus from John the Forerunner, and then followed him; after being invited to come and see, he is said to “see” where Jesus abides. The Greek word here ἰδεῖν expresses seeing in order to worship. Throughout John, the evangelist uses different words that are rendered “to see” in English. Sometimes, seeing is equated with believing. This seems to break with the other gospels which systematically give priority to hearing. Yet John only equates seeing and believing when what is seen is preceded by a word, and what follows is true worship. Join me in a discussion of John 1:35-51 as we celebrate 30 episodes on the 30th!
Isaiah 53:6-7
ṣōn - flock, śeh - sheep, rā·ḥêl - ewe
Luke 7:25-27
John 8:12; 9:38; 12:21-21, 39-40; 20:29; 21:30-31
ἰδεῖν (idein) - to see
προσκυνήσω (proskynēsō) - to worship
The Rise of Scripture by Paul Nadim Tarazi published by OCABS (2017).
“The Incorrupt Ear of St. John Chrysostom” by Blaise Webster:
https://medium.com/@webproductions28/the-incorrupt-ear-of-st-john-chrysostom-584dfebf9cbd“Up From Below” and “Voodoo Who” performed by the Flesh.