Exegesis Passage 1-12
Select a short passage for exegesis and analysis. Include in your analysis a discussion of both the literal and the spiritual senses of the passage following the guidelines of the interpretation of Scripture in the Catechism (109-119)
Introduction
This essay looks at the exegesis and analysis of the passage in John’s Gospel Ch. 2 v1-12 (The wedding feast of Cana). It discusses both the literal and spiritual sense of the passage following the guidelines for the interpretation of Scripture as sited in (109-119) of the Catechism of Catholic Church. It also looks at the arguments of the forefathers of the church in the Catena Aurea and any encyclicals in relation to the passage. The discussion is also backed by revelations from prophets …show more content…
This Gospel is described as the book of signs and the book of glory, with emphasis on the great name of God, that is the “I am”.
Exegesis and analysis
In the passage of John’s Gospel Ch. 2:1-12 we meet Jesus, His mother and disciples at a wedding feast in Cana. These wedding feasts lasted several days.
A problem arose when the wine ran out, as this would be considered a great embarrassment for the family.
Mary informs Jesus that they have no wine. Jesus replies “Woman what do you want from me?” or the literal translation from Aramaic would be “Woman what do you have to do with me?”(John 2:4 (Durkin 2008). He also says “My hour has not yet come” (John 2:4)
This response to His mother seems strange. In the Catena Aurea (1845) it is explained that Jesus refers to Mary in reference to the female sex and makes the distinction between the flesh and the Divine. “Thou didst not beget in Me what works the miracles My Divinity” (Catena Aurea).
His address to His mother as “woman” appears again when He is dying on the cross. He says “Woman behold thy son” and to John “Son behold thy mother” (John Ch. 19:26-27). Again the term “woman” appears in Revelations (Ch. 12:1-6, 13-17) when the woman battles with the …show more content…
It is described by Brown (1988) as the continuing of “the old liturgical practice of three epiphanies or manifestations of Jesus”. A star reveals Jesus to the Gentiles on the Feast of the Epiphany. On the next Sunday (1st in ordinary times) it is the Feast of the Baptism and a heavenly voice reveals Him. In the Wedding at Cana, Jesus reveals Himself in the changing of the water into wine.
The Catechism
In the Catechism Mary is described as the new Eve “the mother of all the living” (CCC2618).
The presence of Jesus at the Wedding Feast is very important and is viewed by the Church as confirmation of the goodness of marriage and that marriage is a sign of Christ’s presence (CCC1613).
The sign of the water turned into wine at the wedding feast of Cana is described as a sign of the hour of Jesus’ Glorification. It shows clearly the fulfilment of the wedding feast in the Father’s Kingdom, where the faithful will drink the new wine which has become the blood of Christ (CCC1335).
Encyclicals
Although the Gospel of John is well referenced in the encyclicals of the Church, there does not appear to be a direct reference to the wedding feast at
Introduction
This essay looks at the exegesis and analysis of the passage in John’s Gospel Ch. 2 v1-12 (The wedding feast of Cana). It discusses both the literal and spiritual sense of the passage following the guidelines for the interpretation of Scripture as sited in (109-119) of the Catechism of Catholic Church. It also looks at the arguments of the forefathers of the church in the Catena Aurea and any encyclicals in relation to the passage. The discussion is also backed by revelations from prophets …show more content…
This Gospel is described as the book of signs and the book of glory, with emphasis on the great name of God, that is the “I am”.
Exegesis and analysis
In the passage of John’s Gospel Ch. 2:1-12 we meet Jesus, His mother and disciples at a wedding feast in Cana. These wedding feasts lasted several days.
A problem arose when the wine ran out, as this would be considered a great embarrassment for the family.
Mary informs Jesus that they have no wine. Jesus replies “Woman what do you want from me?” or the literal translation from Aramaic would be “Woman what do you have to do with me?”(John 2:4 (Durkin 2008). He also says “My hour has not yet come” (John 2:4)
This response to His mother seems strange. In the Catena Aurea (1845) it is explained that Jesus refers to Mary in reference to the female sex and makes the distinction between the flesh and the Divine. “Thou didst not beget in Me what works the miracles My Divinity” (Catena Aurea).
His address to His mother as “woman” appears again when He is dying on the cross. He says “Woman behold thy son” and to John “Son behold thy mother” (John Ch. 19:26-27). Again the term “woman” appears in Revelations (Ch. 12:1-6, 13-17) when the woman battles with the …show more content…
It is described by Brown (1988) as the continuing of “the old liturgical practice of three epiphanies or manifestations of Jesus”. A star reveals Jesus to the Gentiles on the Feast of the Epiphany. On the next Sunday (1st in ordinary times) it is the Feast of the Baptism and a heavenly voice reveals Him. In the Wedding at Cana, Jesus reveals Himself in the changing of the water into wine.
The Catechism
In the Catechism Mary is described as the new Eve “the mother of all the living” (CCC2618).
The presence of Jesus at the Wedding Feast is very important and is viewed by the Church as confirmation of the goodness of marriage and that marriage is a sign of Christ’s presence (CCC1613).
The sign of the water turned into wine at the wedding feast of Cana is described as a sign of the hour of Jesus’ Glorification. It shows clearly the fulfilment of the wedding feast in the Father’s Kingdom, where the faithful will drink the new wine which has become the blood of Christ (CCC1335).
Encyclicals
Although the Gospel of John is well referenced in the encyclicals of the Church, there does not appear to be a direct reference to the wedding feast at