This insertion may originate with Luke the evangelist who is here linking the execution of Jesus with the destruction of Jerusalem in A.D. 70.98 The image of “ green wood and dry wood ” evidently means that if they behave so evilly ...
So that it seems according to analogy of the two heads of the race , that we should receive in some way the Flesh of the Second Man , the Lord from heaven . It also seems that the communication of His Flesh requires means .
The Gospel According to St. John: Authorised Version : with Introduction and Notes
In this useful work, C. Kingsley Barrett offers an insightful commentary on the book of John. Barrett seeks to view John in light of a variety of contexts, including that in which it was written, and its implications for modern-day readers.
The Gospel According to St. John