Beholding and Believing the Risen King
John 20 is a beautifully dramatic portrayal of the problem of faith, this time in believing Jesus’ promises about his resurrection from the dead. There are four successive vignettes, and in each of them the problem of faith becomes greater, from the beloved disciple’s natural faith to Mary’s sorrow, the disciples’ fear, and Thomas’s doubt. Yet in each case, Jesus meets their need, turns their life around, and guides them into their mission, with the results becoming greater in each scene.
— Grant Osborne