Jonathan Sammut

Articles

1. Friendship with the Beloved Disciple as Type in a Theology of Friendship

   September 21, 2017 | Jonathan Sammut

   In the Fourth Gospel, the nameless character is introduced at the Last Supper as “the one whom Jesus loved” (John 13:23). He is explicitly named again under the Cross (John 19:26), at the empty tomb (John 20:2), and post-resu...

2. Friendship with God is the Basis for All Friendships

   September 20, 2017 | Jonathan Sammut

   The imagery of friendship is present in the first half of John’s narrative, but it comes into sharpest focus in the second half of the Gospel, particularly during the Last Supper, when Jesus refers to his disciples as “friend...

   

3. An Enduring Basis for Friendship as Taught by Jesus in the Gospel of John

   September 18, 2017 | Jonathan Sammut

   Coming to South Bend in the Summer of 2016 from the Maltese islands, a little more than rocks in the Mediterranean, I marveled at the vast expanses of the Midwest and its array of tall, verdant trees. My daily route from the Notre Dame c...