Authorship In The Gospel Of John

The third section dissects the formation of the New Testament with more historical context and views of other writings defined as Gnostic writing. Bruce explains the spoken words of the apostles carried as much authority as their written words and gives an in depth explanation how the Gospels and Pauline writings were viewed by the Church Fathers. The rest of the section demonstrates the Church Fathers and their views of what was to be considered scripture and the councils that affirmed the inspired scripture.

At this time, I would like a moment to explain why the Johannine literature is important to a student of the New Testament. First I would like to make note that the Johannine literature consists of John’s gospel, the epistles of 1st, 2nd, and 3rd John, and Revelation. Together they tell scholars some important facts about early second century

"It appears, that of all the apostle John was especially favoured with our Lord's regard and confidence, so as to be called the

Book Summary: The First letter of 1 John was written by the Apostle John’s religious community between the years 90-100. The First letter of John was the first of the letters of many letters written. A large amount of the material found in these letter are unique. This letter focuses heavily on proving certain false ideas wrong. The overarching theme of this letter is to deepen the spiritual and social awareness of the Christian community.

The controversial figure of St Paul is credited with writing thirteen of the twenty-seven books in the New Testament; thus making him one of the most important figures of the Apostolic Age and in the development of the early Christian faith. Paul’s letters are some of the earliest Christian documents discovered dating to approximately 50 AD, whereas the scholarly consensus for the dating of the gospels is between 70 AD and 90 AD. Therefore, Paul’s thirteen letters reveal the earliest teachings about Jesus and the Christian faith; in particular Paul’s letter to the Romans expresses the fullest statement of how salvation in Christ is achieved (Wansbrough, 2011, P247). Thus, this essay will primarily focus on Romans and the extent it concurs with the Gospel according to Luke. In doing this, the essay will also analyse whether Paul’s letters rely on the narrative of Luke’s gospel. The overall message Paul preaches in his thirteen letters is we can be saved through Jesus’ actions, but only if we follow his teachings. However, the argument is can this message be fully understood by Christians without Luke’s gospel? Additionally, this paper will attempt to show how Paul’s preaching has altered or remained the same throughout time.

Part one introduces the most perplexing of the Johannine riddles. After an outline of the Gospel of John, Anderson presents the threefold riddles: theological, historical, and literary. Anderson considers familiarity with the points of contention a requisite for engaging, addressing, and interpreting them. Chapter one exposes the central features of the Fourth Gospel; which effectively reveals the dissimilarities between John and the Synoptic Gospels. Chapter two uncovers the theological riddles of the Fourth Gospel, both “incidental” and “highly significant.” For the twelve theological riddles presented in chapter 2, Anderson conveys the work of Johannine scholarship as well as presents his own incisive exegesis. Anderson does likewise in his presentation of the historical and literary riddles in chapters 3 and 4. The first part successfully establishes the

In the final phase of Professor Johnson’s writings, he comes to a methodical conclusion that scholars have attempted to discredit how the gospel portrays Jesus Christ. In his argument, he points out that many scholars have all come up with different ideologies with no consistency among their views. According to Professor Johnson, “The Jesus they present is a dead person of the past... the Jesus depicted in the literary compositions of the New Testament is recognized as true..." (Pg. 74). He seeks to discredit the scholars and in my opinion, he establishes a sense of faith by focusing on ones belief in Jesus Christ rather than the miss construed history of how he died. In the end, what Professor Johnson portrays through his writing is a broad

Edinburgh: The Saint Andrew Press, 1975. —. The Gospel of John: Volume 2 Chapters 8-21. Endinburgh:

When judging the historical reliability of the gospels many factors come into paly. In judging the historical reliability of the Gospels the kind of the gospels is important in understanding the intentions of the writers concerning the historical value of the text. When ranking the following sayings of Jesus:

The Prologue of John’s Gospel makes John’s view of “high christology” evident through John’s choice of words and portrayal of Jesus. Jesus is identified as the Logos, the Greek word meaning word or reason, for God’s creation of the world. In the opening lines of the Prologue, John shows Jesus to be identical

The Johannine documents are unique within New Testament literature. In their way, they reflect on the life and teaching of Jesus, using typically Johannine concepts, expressions vocabulary, and style. These documents were embedded into the ancient contexts from which they originated, gently touching the world that surrounded them. "John expounds these themes by skillfully alternating narratives and discourses so that the words of Jesus bring out the inner meaning of his works" (Gundry, R., 2012, p. 289).

Johannine literature truly portrays Jesus as God, with the theme of His deity interwoven throughout numerous passages. In this respect, John’s style differs from the other four gospels, as Bickel & Jantz (1998) point out that the other three had been written prior to John’s gospel, therefore, “he wasn’t interested in just retelling the events” (p. 222). Since Jesus is the focal point of Scripture, a scholar of the New Testament with uncertainty concerning Jesus’ oneness with God will fail to perceive the crux of Christianity. Therefore, in spite of its importance, John does not focus on Jesus’ entrance into the

A little further on Kostenberger writes " Althought the hypothesis of the apostolic authorship of the Fourth Gospel is regularly rejected in recent Johannine

The Apostle John, the one Jesus loved was said to have lived longer than any of the twelve Apostles after the death and resurrection of Christ. The Gospel in his name provides one of the most commonly used circular for evangelism today, just as it did late in first century Asia Minor. Many “traveled to learn from him and hear his stories about Jesus. Too many John was the primary person to learn all you wanted about Jesus. John lead a community of believers on the frontiers of Judaism. His church was Jewish Christians that knew little about Greeks, but live along side of Greeks. Their common bond was their allegiance to Jesus. This was a church that was united. Until some unidentified dissenters maybe

The word "gospel" is a translation of the Greek word "euangelion" which means "good news. The first three books in the New Testament (Mark, Matthew, and Luke) are often referred to as the Synoptic Gospels (from Greek synoptikos, "seen together") They bear greater similarity to each other than any of the other gospels in the New Testament. Along with these similarities come some differences among the gospels, suggesting that each gospel was written for a specific audience and for a specific purpose. This paper will examine the resurrection of Jesus, while identifying the significant differences between Mark, Matthew and Luke. This paper will also analyze the differences to suggest the prominent theological perspective each gospel author