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where Jesus states: "Just as the Father has life in himself, so also he gave to his Son the possession of life in himself", reflecting the assertion of Jesus to have the power to give life, based on his relationship to the
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are sometimes referred to as the "Water of Life Discourse". The Water of Life Discourse is the second among the seven discourses in the Gospel of John that pair with the seven signs in that gospel.
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are key examples of "single theme discourses" in the Gospel of John. However, these two discourses in the Gospel of John complement each other to form the theme of "Christ as the Life".
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The common theme of thirst for the Water of Life in the Book of Revelation and the Gospel of John may be summarized as follows:
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in Revelation 20 is part of the "theme of life" in the book of Revelation, other instances being the
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Homilies on the Gospel of John 1–40 (Works of Saint Augustine: A Translation for the 21st Century)
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Baptism in the Early Church: History, Theology, and Liturgy in the First Five Centuries
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The Indelible Image: The Theological and Ethical World of the New Testament, Vol. 1
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some references to water, as in John 4:15, are traditionally identified as the
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A Dictionary of biblical tradition in English literature
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Index


Book of Revelation
Urgell Beatus
Christianity
Greek
living water
Book of Revelation
21:6
22:1
Gospel of John
Holy Spirit
John 4:10–26
Gospel of John
Baptismal prayers
Revelation 21:6
New Jerusalem
Holy Spirit
Catechism of the Catholic Church
Revelation 21:6
John 7:37
John 4:14
21:27
22:2
22:14
22:19
John R. W. Stott
Eternal Life
John 17:3

Samaritan woman at the well

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