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Epilogue: The mission of the church and its chief apostles - Beasley
Epilogue: The complementary roles of Peter and the disciple Jesus loved - Kost.
“After these things” (see commentary at 2:12) signals that with the week-long Feast of Unleavened Bread now past, the disciples have left Jerusalem and returned to Galilee (cf. ; see Moule 1957–58).
“Again” explicitly identifies the following account as a resurrection narrative (cf.
21:14; see Ridderbos 1997: 658).
“Sea of Tiberias” is an alternate designation for the Sea of Galilee (see commentary at 6:1).
The word φανερόω (phaneroō, reveal) designates the subsequent appearance of the risen Lord Jesus as a “revelatory act.”
Indeed, Jesus’ progressive self-disclosure is the constitutive element of , which moves “from lack of knowledge to knowledge limited to the Beloved Disciple to knowledge shared by all
Köstenberger, A. J. (2004).
John (pp.
587–588).
Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic.
While chapter 20 centered on the issue of faith, chapter 21 centers on the mission of the church.
As we have seen, God’s mission to the world is also at the heart of John’s Gospel (cf.
“Mission” in the Introduction).
Each aspect of these appearance narratives contributes to the mobilization of the church and especially to the task of the leaders as they reach out to God’s flock and his world with the Good News.
The miraculous catch of fish (21:1–14) reminds us of the similar miracle in , with the same message—when God’s people surrender to the leading of the Lord, great things will happen for those who are “fishing for people” ().
Then the reinstatement of Peter (21:15–17) also centers on the responsibility of the leaders of the church to “feed” or care for God’s flock.
Finally, there is the poignant passage (21:18–23) reminding each of us that as we serve the Lord and go through hard times, our response must always be to follow the Lord, no matter what is going on with others.
In addition to Jesus, the key characters in this chapter are Peter and the beloved disciple, as all three stories center on them, especially on Peter, who was not just restored but given his commission and told his destiny.
Osborne, G., Philip W. Comfort.
(2007).
Cornerstone biblical commentary, Vol 13: John and 1, 2, and 3 John (pp.
296–297).
Carol Stream, IL: Tyndale House Publishers.
(ESV)
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The risen Lord appears to the disciples by the sea of Tiberias (1-14)
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Jesus appears to seven disciples (1-14)]
1 After this Jesus revealed himself (c.f., v.14) again to the disciples by the Sea of Tiberias, and he revealed himself in this way.
2 Simon Peter, Thomas (called the Twin), Nathanael of Cana in Galilee, the sons of Zebedee, and two others of his disciples were together.
So seven disciples have come together, doubtless a symbolical number, representing the whole disciple group, and indeed the whole Body of disciples, the Church.
Beasley-Murray, G. R. (2002).
John (Vol.
36, p. 399).
Dallas: Word, Incorporated.
3 Simon Peter said to them, “I am going fishing.”
They said to him, “We will go with you.”
They went out and got into the boat, but that night they caught nothing.
“I’m going fishing,” says Peter, and the rest agree to go also.
Never has a fishing trip been so severely judged!
That a one-time fisherman should tell his friends one evening, “I’m going fishing,” does not imply, “I’m finished with preaching the kingdom of God, and I’m going back to my old job.”
Even though Jesus be crucified and risen from the dead, the disciples must still eat!
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That a one-time fisherman should tell his friends one evening, “I’m going fishing,” does not imply, “I’m finished with preaching the kingdom of God, and I’m going back to my old job.”
Even though Jesus be crucified and risen from the dead, the disciples must still eat!
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Beasley-Murray, G. R. (2002).
John (Vol.
36, p. 399).
Dallas: Word, Incorporated.
Beasley-Murray, G. R. (2002).
John (Vol.
36, p. 399).
Dallas: Word, Incorporated.
We moderns are extraordinarily unimaginative in our endeavors to understand the thinking of the disciples in a situation that had never existed in the world before.
The only thing that they knew about the resurrection of the dead was that it comes at the end of the world; and one place where it may confidently be expected not to be revealed was Galilee!
The heart of the world was Jerusalem, the navel of the earth, the place where Messiah’s throne would be set up, and all nations would flow to it and seek him.
The disciples needed to understand before the death of Jesus that his conquest of death would not mean finis to history, and they needed to be told that even more urgently after the resurrection of Jesus; for in truth, the end of all things had come into history, not as its conclusion, but for its remaking.
Beasley-Murray, G. R. (2002).
John (Vol.
36, p. 399).
Dallas: Word, Incorporated.
Perhaps while waiting for further instructions, Peter, the commissioning in 20:21–23 notwithstanding, temporarily returns to his old occupation.
Characteristically, he takes the initiative and is joined by six associates.
They get into “the” boat,8 yet, as on previous occasions, “that night they caught nothing.”
Nighttime was the preferred time for fishing in ancient times, including first-century Galilee (e.g., ).
That way, fish caught before daybreak could be sold fresh in the morning
Köstenberger, A. J. (2004).
John (pp.
588–589).
Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic.
4 Just as day was breaking, Jesus stood on the shore; yet the disciples did not know that it was Jesus.
The failure of the disciples to recognize Jesus on the shore is not to be taken as an indication that they had not seen him since his resurrection; rather it points to the mystery of Jesus in his resurrection state.
Beasley-Murray, G. R. (2002).
John (Vol.
36, p. 400).
Dallas: Word, Incorporated.
5 Jesus said to them, “Children, do you have any fish?”
They answered him, “No.”
Remarkably, the disciples never catch a fish in any of the Gospels without Jesus’ help
Köstenberger, A. J. (2004).
John (p.
590).
Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic.
6 He said to them, “Cast the net on the right side of the boat, and you will find some.”
So they cast it, and now they were not able to haul it in, because of the quantity of fish.
Nothing significant in the right side of the boat other than the fact that it points out that Jesus knows all things.
Then the stranger on the shore said an unusual thing, telling them to throw out their casting nets on the right side of the boat, and this without moving the trawl net to gather the fish!
It
Osborne, G., Philip W. Comfort.
(2007).
Cornerstone biblical commentary, Vol 13: John and 1, 2, and 3 John (p.
298).
Carol Stream, IL: Tyndale House Publishers.
The message is that when we obey Jesus, even if it doesn’t seem logical, wonderful things will happen.
The missiological overtones are also obvious
Osborne, G., Philip W. Comfort.
(2007).
Cornerstone biblical commentary, Vol 13: John and 1, 2, and 3 John (p.
298).
Carol Stream, IL: Tyndale House Publishers.
The number signifies the over-abundant blessing Christ had given to the disciples and therefore to the church in its mission.
The unbroken net may signify the unity of the church (so Brown, Kysar, Whitacre) or perhaps that there would be no limit to the number of converts (Bruce; Witherington adds “without losing any”).
Osborne, G., Philip W. Comfort.
(2007).
Cornerstone biblical commentary, Vol 13: John and 1, 2, and 3 John (p.
299).
Carol Stream, IL: Tyndale House Publishers.
7 That disciple whom Jesus loved therefore said to Peter, “It is the Lord!”
When Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he put on his outer garment, for he was stripped for work, and threw himself into the sea.
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