FourthSunday of Easter (A)April 13, 2008The Life-GivingShepherd(John 10:1-10)
The text before us must be seen in its larger context as a continuation of chapter nine. Against that backdrop of the analogy of the shepherd and his sheep, Jesus explained to the Pharisees that He was the way to life, to God , and to salvation. He emphasized the exclusivity of the way to salvation.
Notice the figures of speech in the text:
The fold, the door, the doorkeeper, the thief, the sheep, the shepherd, the...
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