Naked Bible 335: Jesus as the Gardener

The Naked Bible Podcast

Dr. Michael S. Heiser

Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

4.8 • 4.7K Ratings

🗓️ 3 August 2020

⏱️ 61 minutes

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Summary

In John 20:11-16 is a famous scene after the resurrection that takes place at the garden tomb. To our surprise we learn that Mary Magdalene failed to recognize the risen Jesus, instead “supposing him to be the gardener” (John 20:15). In this episode of the podcast, we discover that John’s intent in this scene was not to have his readers question Mary’s ignorance or judgment. Rather, the scene draws on a frequent ancient Near Eastern tradition, also present in the Hebrew Bible, that associates kings with gardens and even casts them as gardeners. The garden tomb scene and the identification of Jesus as the “gardener” turns out to be filled with symbolism that presents Jesus as the Davidic messiah-king.

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0:28.3	If it's so 335, Jesus as the gardener, the layman, Tray Strickland, and he's the scholar, Dr. Michael Heizer.
0:34.8	Hey, Mike, how are you?
0:36.8	Pretty good.
0:37.8	Pretty good.
0:38.8	Just, you know, taking things one day at a time, really.
0:43.8	I mean, some of the audience will know that my mom is real ill.
0:46.8	So I'm, as we record this, I'm actually her caregiver for a certain number of weeks.
0:53.8	Sometimes she's chosen home hospice.
0:55.8	So I'm at the beginning of that.
0:58.4	So, you know, just trying to do the best job I can there.
1:01.6	And, you know, fortunately, we have a few other people coming in and out so we can do the
1:05.6	podcast.
1:06.6	So it's glad it worked out.
1:08.6	Yeah, absolutely.
1:09.6	So you're in Pennsylvania right now.
1:11.8	I'm in Delaware, actually.
1:13.1	Delaware.
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