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SECNT Lectures

Video lectures from the Systematic Evangelical Commentaries on the New Testament. Each lecture teaches one section of the written Commentary at expositional depth, for pastors, teachers and seminary students, and links to the Commentary it teaches at secnt.org. Free to watch and share under CC BY 4.0, with no advertising.

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John 1:1–3

  1. Introduction: Framing and Orientation Lecture 1 · John 1:1–3 · 16:00
  2. The Text: Settling the Form and the Punctuation Lecture 2 · John 1:1–3 · 27:43
  3. Architecture: The Foyer-Bracket Pattern Lecture 3 · John 1:1–3 · 18:42
  4. Architecture: The Macro-Tense Spine Lecture 4 · John 1:1–3 · 16:53
  5. Architecture: Coordinate Articulation of Shape and Spine Lecture 5 · John 1:1–3 · 16:29
  6. Architecture: What the Foundation Theologically Carries Lecture 6 · John 1:1–3 · 18:33
  7. Exegesis: Ἐν ἀρχῇ ἦν ὁ λόγος — The Word in the Beginning Lecture 7 · John 1:1 · 25:12
  8. Exegesis: Πρὸς τὸν θεόν — The Word with God Lecture 8 · John 1:1 · 14:53
  9. Exegesis: Θεὸς ἦν ὁ λόγος — The Word's Full Deity Lecture 9 · John 1:1 · 26:16
  10. Exegesis: Three Clauses, Two Guards Lecture 10 · John 1:1 · 27:52
  11. Exegesis: Οὗτος — The Resumptive-Emphatic Hinge of Verse 2 Lecture 11 · John 1:2 · 22:02
  12. Exegesis: Πάντα δι' αὐτοῦ — Universal Scope and Personally-Distinct Agency Lecture 12 · John 1:3 · 28:32
  13. Exegesis: Οὐδὲ ἕν — The Absolute Foreclosure Lecture 13 · John 1:3 · 21:07
  14. Exegesis: The v. 3 → v. 4 Architectural Pivot Lecture 14 · John 1:3 · 19:42
  15. Theology: The Eternal Existence of the Word Lecture 15 · John 1:1–3 · 23:40
  16. Theology: Personal Fellowship and the Doctrine of the Trinity Lecture 16 · John 1:1–3 · 17:26
  17. Theology: The Word's Full Deity Lecture 17 · John 1:1–3 · 22:18
  18. Theology: Creation through the Personally-Distinct Divine Agent Lecture 18 · John 1:1–3 · 26:48
  19. Theology: The Architectural Pivot at v. 3 Lecture 19 · John 1:1–3 · 16:55
  20. Engagement with Prior Scholarship: The Scholarly Record Lecture 20 · John 1:1–3 · 13:42
  21. Pastoral Hearing and Forward Arc Lecture 21 · John 1:1–3 · 24:10

John 1:4–5

  1. Introduction: Framing and Orientation Lecture 1 · John 1:4–5 · 12:09
  2. The Text: Settling the Working Text of the Unit Lecture 2 · John 1:4–5 · 16:09
  3. Architecture: The Internal Gradatio and the Foyer Lecture 3 · John 1:4–5 · 24:11
  4. Architecture: The Macro-Tense Run on the Prologue Spine Lecture 4 · John 1:4–5 · 29:55
  5. Architecture: The Coordinate Articulation of Shape and Spine Lecture 5 · John 1:4–5 · 29:50
  6. Architecture: What the Architecture Theologically Carries Lecture 6 · John 1:4–5 · 17:51
  7. Exegesis: Ἐν αὐτῷ ζωὴ ἦν — Ontology, the Life in the Word Lecture 7 · John 1:4 · 25:34
  8. Exegesis: Τὸ φῶς τῶν ἀνθρώπων — Anthropology, the Light of Men Lecture 8 · John 1:4 · 29:59
  9. Exegesis: Τὸ φῶς ἐν τῇ σκοτίᾳ φαίνει — Cosmology, the Light in the Darkness Lecture 9 · John 1:5 · 40:07
  10. Exegesis: Ἡ σκοτία αὐτὸ οὐ κατέλαβεν — Soteriology, the Darkness’s Failure Lecture 10 · John 1:5 · 47:07
  11. Theology: The Life in the Word Lecture 11 · John 1:4–5 · 28:48
  12. Theology: The Image of God and the Light of Men Lecture 12 · John 1:4–5 · 29:28
  13. Theology: The Light Within the Darkness Lecture 13 · John 1:4–5 · 29:51
  14. Theology: The Light the Darkness Cannot Master Lecture 14 · John 1:4–5 · 30:33
  15. Theology: The One Life, from Creation to Consummation Lecture 15 · John 1:4–5 · 22:54
  16. Engagement with Prior Scholarship: The Scholarly Record Lecture 16 · John 1:4–5 · 24:09
  17. Pastoral Hearing and Forward Arc Lecture 17 · John 1:4–5 · 19:59

John 1:6–13

  1. Introduction: Framing and Orientation Lecture 1 · John 1:6–13 · 26:02
  2. The Text: Settling the Working Text of the Unit Lecture 2 · John 1:6–13 · 24:34
  3. Architecture: The Bounded Movement Lecture 3 · John 1:6–13 · 24:06
  4. Architecture: The Articulation, and the Three Figures at Its Joints Lecture 4 · John 1:6–13 · 28:29
  5. Architecture: The Temporal Payload — An Advent Told in Retrospect Lecture 5 · John 1:6–13 · 34:43
  6. Architecture: The Frame — Between the Foyer and the Summit Lecture 6 · John 1:6–13 · 23:29
  7. Architecture: The Gospel-Facing Register Lecture 7 · John 1:6–13 · 21:00
  8. Architecture: The Aperture — The One Door Left Open Lecture 8 · John 1:6–13 · 17:07
  9. Architecture: The Co-Articulation of Beats and Tenses Lecture 9 · John 1:6–13 · 17:12
  10. Architecture: What the Architecture Theologically Carries Lecture 10 · John 1:6–13 · 11:07
  11. Exegesis: Ἐγένετο ἄνθρωπος — The Witness Sent to a Light He Was Not Lecture 11 · John 1:6–8 · 37:22
  12. Exegesis: Ἦν τὸ φῶς τὸ ἀληθινόν — The True Light, Coming into the World Lecture 12 · John 1:9 · 45:41
  13. Exegesis: ὁ κόσμος αὐτὸν οὐκ ἔγνω — The World That Did Not Know Its Maker Lecture 13 · John 1:10 · 51:55
  14. Exegesis: εἰς τὰ ἴδια ἦλθεν — His Own, and the Welcome Refused Lecture 14 · John 1:11 · 39:29
  15. Exegesis: ὅσοι δὲ ἔλαβον αὐτόν — The Turn: A Right to Become Children of God Lecture 15 · John 1:12 · 45:21
  16. Exegesis: ἐκ θεοῦ ἐγεννήθησαν — Begotten, Not of the World but of God Lecture 16 · John 1:13 · 40:02
  17. Exegesis: The Unit’s Tenses — The Synthesis Close Lecture 17 · John 1:6–13 · 26:27
  18. Theology: The World That Did Not Know Its Maker Lecture 18 · John 1:6–13 · 11:34
  19. Theology: His Own — Israel-First, Not Israel-Only Lecture 19 · John 1:6–13 · 10:49
  20. Theology: Children of God — A Right That Carries Its Effect Lecture 20 · John 1:6–13 · 11:29
  21. Theology: Begotten of God — The Word Gives and God Begets Lecture 21 · John 1:6–13 · 13:15
  22. Theology: The Advent Told in Retrospect, and the Door Left Open Lecture 22 · John 1:6–13 · 13:14
  23. Engagement with Prior Scholarship: The Scholarly Record Lecture 23 · John 1:6–13 · 21:47
  24. Pastoral Hearing and Forward Arc Lecture 24 · John 1:6–13 · 14:06

John 1:14–18

  1. Introduction: Framing and Orientation Lecture 1 · John 1:14–18 · 18:07
  2. The Text: Settling the Working Text, and μονογενὴς θεός at 1:18 Lecture 2 · John 1:14–18 · 28:05
  3. Architecture: The Bounded Movement Lecture 3 · John 1:14–18 · 12:41
  4. Architecture: The Articulation — Confession, Witness, Ground and Declaration Lecture 4 · John 1:14–18 · 13:05
  5. Architecture: The Temporal Payload — The Incarnate Life Told in Retrospect Lecture 5 · John 1:14–18 · 15:53
  6. Architecture: The Frame Completed Lecture 6 · John 1:14–18 · 11:36
  7. Architecture: The Framework — A Linear Movement Carrying Concentric Figures Lecture 7 · John 1:14–18 · 11:43
  8. Architecture: The Foyer’s Inner Pair — The Light of v. 4 and the Glory of v. 14 Lecture 8 · John 1:14–18 · 13:38
  9. Architecture: The Aperture — A Witness Sounding into the Reader’s Day Lecture 9 · John 1:14–18 · 10:05
  10. Architecture: What the Architecture Theologically Carries Lecture 10 · John 1:14–18 · 11:32
  11. Exegesis: Καὶ ὁ λόγος σὰρξ ἐγένετο — The Word, Remaining the Word, Became Flesh Lecture 11 · John 1:14 · 27:52