Jesus’ Encounter with the Samaritan Woman, Speaker in San Diego

The Gospel of John is often called the most mystical or most spiritual of the four gospels, and rightly so. But the Gospel of John is also the most literary of the four gospels, and its literary elements play a crucial role in communicating its spiritual meaning. In this talk we will closely examine one important episode in John’s Gospel — Jesus’ encounter with the Samaritan woman in John 4 — to see how paying attention to the Gospel’s literary artistry can deepen and transform our understanding of its spiritual truth.