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撮要

約翰福音十章介紹了牧羊人與羊羣之間的關係的特點，本文會根據這些特點看三位人物：伯大尼的馬大、馬利亞，以及抹大拉的馬利亞。十一章中缺乏信心的馬大不能算是主的羊，然而，敘述者透過她的說話整合了十一章前數位重要的角色可以反映他們信心的說話。伯大尼的馬利亞和抹大拉的馬利亞分別於十二章及二十章中經歷了屬靈的從死裏復活，她們都得以被確認為主的羊。敘述者一方面分別透過描述她們二人的生命特質整合了十二章及二十章前數位重要角色的生命特質，另一方面也透過她們將約翰福音的故事引入了新的里程碑：偉大的愛的課題及延續的見證。

ABSTRACT

John 10 describes some features of the relationship between shepherd and his sheep, this article follows this description and studies three characters in the Gospel: Martha and Mary from Bethany, and Mary from Magdalene. In John 11 Martha is lack of faith and thus she is not qualified as a sheep of the Lord yet, however, through the words of Martha the narrator summarizes the faithful words of some important characters appeared before John 11.Mary Bethany and Mary Magdalene have experienced their spiritual resurrections in John 12 and John 20 respectively, they both are recognized as the sheep of the Lord; on one hand through the narrations of their lives the narrator summarizes the features of the lives of some important characters appeared before John 12 and John 20, one the other hand through the descriptions of these two characters the narrator introduces his story to new phases: the themes of great love and ongoing witnesses.

原載於《建道學刊》38期（2012年7月），頁1-32。