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In the New Testament, Chapters 14-17 of the Gospel of John are known as the Farewell Discourse given by Jesus to eleven of his disciples immediately after the conclusion of the Last Supper in Jerusalem, the night before his crucifixion.〔''John'' by Gail R. O'Day, Susan Hylen 2006 ISBN 978-0-664-25260-1, Chapter 15: The Farewell Discourse, pages 142-168〕 The discourse is generally seen as having distinct components.〔 First, Jesus tells the disciples that he will be going away to the Father, that he will send the Holy Spirit to guide the disciples.〔 Jesus bestows peace on the disciples and commands them to love one another. The expression of the unity of love between Jesus and his Father, in the Spirit, as it applies to his disciples in the love of Christ, is a key theme in the discourse, manifested by several reiterations of the New Commandment: "love one another as I have loved you".〔''Imitating Jesus'' by Richard A. Burridge 2007 ISBN 0802844588 page 301〕 The next part of the discourse contains the allegory of ''The Vine'' which positions Jesus as the vine (the source of life for the world) and the disciples as the branches, building on the pattern of discipleship in the gospels.〔〔 The Vine again emphasizes the love among the disciples, but Jesus then warns the disciples of upcoming persecutions: "If the world hates you, remember that they hated me before you".〔 "I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world." John 16:33 In the final part of the discourse (John 17:1-26) Jesus prays for his followers and the coming Church. This is the longest prayer of Jesus in any of the gospels, and is known as the ''Farewell Prayer'' or the ''High Priestly Prayer''.〔〔 The key themes of the prayer are the glorification of the Father and petitions for the unity of the disciples through love.〔 Jesus prays to the Father that his followers "may all be one as we are one" and that "the love with which you love me may be in them, and I in them."〔〔 ==Structure and overview== Although chapters 13 to 17 of John may be viewed as a larger, monolithic unit, most of chapter 13 may be viewed as a preparation for the farewell, and the farewell prayer in chapter 17 as its conclusion.〔''John'' by Andreas J. Köstenberger 2004 ISBN 080102644X page 419〕〔 The discourse is preceded by 13:31-38 (just after Judas leaves the last supper), in which Jesus gives the remaining eleven disciples the New Commandment to "love one another" and predicts Peter's denial of knowing him during his upcoming crucifixion. The discourse starts after the literal cleansing (washing of feet) and the figurative cleansing of the community of disciples via the departure of Judas.〔''John'' by Andreas J. Kostenberger 2004 ISBN 080102644X pages 424-441〕 The discourse may be separated into four components:〔〔Johannes Beutler, 2001 "Synoptic Jesus Tradition in the Johannine Farewell Discourse" in ''Jesus in Johannine tradition'' by Robert Tomson Fortna, Tom Thatcher 2001 ISBN 978-0-664-22219-2 pages 165-174〕 * First discourse: 14:1-31, The theme of this part is departure and return; peace and joy, and is similar to the third discourse. Jesus states that he will be going to the Father, but will send the "Comforter" for the disciples * Second discourse: 15:1-17. This part is also called the Vine and deals with Jesus' love and how Jesus is the source of life for the community. At the end of this, it leads to the discussion of the world's hatred in the next section. * Third discourse: 15:18-16:33. This section again deals with Jesus' departure and the Comforter which will come to the disciples; and contrasts Jesus' love with the world's hatred. * The "Farewell Prayer": 17:1-26. Here Jesus submits five specific petitions to the Father as he prays for his disciples and the community of followers.〔 However, this four part structure is not subject to universal agreement among scholars, and at times, the third part is assumed to start at beginning of chapter 16 of John.〔 Some scholars use a three part structure in which chapters 15 and 16 form one unit.〔 The statement "these things I have spoken to you" occurs several times throughout the discourse, and emphasizes that the words of farewell spoken by Jesus are not to be forgotten.〔''The Gospel according to John'' by Herman Ridderbos 1997 ISBN 978-0-8028-0453-2 pages 510-512〕 The statement "while I am still with you" then also underscores the importance of the final instructions given.〔 This discourse is rich with Christological content, e.g. it reiterates the Pre-existence of Christ in John 17:5 when Jesus refers to the glory which he had with the Father "before the world was".〔''Creation and Christology'' by Masanobu Endo 2002 ISBN 3-16-147789-8 page 233〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Farewell Discourse」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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