John 8:12-20; 12:44-46

Before us are two passages from John. All that John recorded in chapters 8 through 12 took place in Jerusalem during the last year of Jesus’ earthly ministry. The calendar date of John 8 would have been prior to the feast of the dedication (Jn. 10:22). Bible scholars suggest the likely date to be that of the feast of tabernacles. The second passage (chapter 12) occurred in Jerusalem in the week preceding…