Gospel Of John Reflection

The purpose of the book Simply Jesus, by N.T. Wright, is to take a closer look at getting into the gospels. Many of the readers have been told or taught from the perspective of being behind the gospel. N.T. Wright purpose and the majority of the content of his book is for the reader's view and past learning experiences to be changed or built on the concept that God's people need to be inside of the gospel. Learn inside of the gospel not behind it. In the book Simply Jesus, N.T. Wright states that “We can try to get, not ‘behind’ the gospels, as some sneeringly suggest in the purpose of the historical research,

The post presents a clearly defined explanation of Jewish traditions and culture in the Book of John. Correctly stated, the use of the term “the Word” plainly displays an entity that is more than just mortal. Jewish scripture accurately predicts a messiah that was eternal. John’s explanation of “the Word” plainly lays out the fact that He was existent from all eternity. (TOWNES X). Furthermore, in John’s Gospel care is taken to provide chronological timeline by identifying Jewish holidays. Especially unique is John’s mention of the Feast of Tabernacles. Customs such as the wedding at Cana and the agrarian references to sheepherding assume the reader would be familiar with a particular way of life. Continuing, the notice of John’s

John as we know today was one of the twelve apostles of Jesus. He was also the brother of James, who was also an apostle. John was the son of Zeebee and of Salome. His father was a fisherman while living in Bethsaida in Galilee on the border of the lake Gennesareth. John's mother was one of many women who gave to the maintenance of Jesus Christ. John's parents were very good people, they loved God and his son. It is said that john and his brother James were fishing when Jesus came and chose them. They were soon known as the fishers of men. The John of whom I am talking about is John the Evangelist.

The Gospel of John, the last of the four gospels in the Bible, is a radical departure from the simple style of the synoptic gospels. It is the only one that does not use parables as a way of showing how Jesus taught, and is the only account of several events, including the raising of Lazarus and Jesus turning water into wine. While essentially the gospel is written anonymously, many scholars believe that it was written by the apostle John sometime between the years 85 and 95 CE in Ephesus. The basic story is that of a testimonial of one of the Apostles and his version of Jesus' ministry. It begins by telling of the divine origins of the birth of Jesus, then goes on to prove that He is the Son of

The essential problem Wright identifies in the introduction can be documented most clearly in six ordinary, but unsatisfactory responses often provided by the church to the query "What are the Gospels all about?, ” which are: 1) teaching people how to go to Heaven, 2) recording Jesus's exclusive ethical teaching, 3) depicting Jesus as a moral prototype for the people, 4) exhibiting Jesus as the perfect sacrifice, 5) telling stories with which humans can recognize and then find direction, and 6) signifying Jesus's spirituality. While each of these answers contains a portion of truth, Wright contends they all fail to hold the heart of the Gospel accounts. According to Wright, “the gospels tell of Jesus who embodied the living God of Israel and whose cross and resurrection really did unveil and initiate the Kingdom of God.” Wright then claims that the kingdom is apart of a greater eschatological theology, which is concerned with what is believed to be the final events of history, or the definitive destiny of humanity.

My understanding of the gospel prior to this class was that God sent his only son to earth so that we may be forgiven of our sins. The gospel to me was also about Jesus’ life, death and resurrection. As I was growing up I also learned about the great commission. While I learned about the great commission I realized all Christians are required to go out and take the gospel and share it weather as a missionary in a foreign country or the work place such as a school teacher. I grew up in the church and went to a small private Christian school where I was immersed in the teaching of the gospel. The

The writer, Theissen, truly engages the reader to really look at things in a more logical manner by painting a scenario of what life might have been like when Jesus walked among us. His use of descriptive language to describe locations and atmospheres, allows the reader to vividly recreate and see these images and feel as though you have traveled back in time. The book is written in a narrative format, which suits me well because it gives you more of a personal feel to it. You almost feel guilty reading the sometimes-lowly thoughts of Andreas, the main character in the story.

Throughout many years we’ve seen different Filmmakers and Directors who have given there input or thought of what the ideal version of Jesus Christ. What makes the image of Jesus Christ so dynamic is the controversy it creates, whether the connection is positive or negative people will challenge it. In 1988 film director Martin Scorsese directed the film “The Last Temptation Of Christ “written by author Nikos Kazantzakis. The significance of the character that Scorsese present is he shows the veracity of Jesus Christ. Instead of giving people the typical Jesus Christ that we see on postcards, Scorsese shows the true flesh and blood of Jesus. He shows the struggles and the questioning of Jesus and to his father. The image that Scorsese presents as Jesus gives a solid and strong acknowledgment to Christ; this is not a fully divine Christian movie. It helps to understand Jesus more and what he suffered and went through in order to help save mankind.

Though the gospels are similar, the gospel John is very distinct from the others. One way that it is different was that He (John the writer) was writing to both believers and nonbelievers- so everybody. Also, he wasn’t writing about Jesus’ life mainly, but how people will have eternal life if people believe in him. While the other Gospels have said multiple times “Kingdom of God”, John used “eternal life” more. Another way that the gospel John is very distinct from the others is that John includes a lot more of Jesus’ ministry. For instance, all of John 2-4 is for the most part out of the other three gospels. This is the part where Jesus is ministering in Galilee. Lastly, another difference that I noticed was in the beginning of the three gospels, it starts our roughly with Jesus’ birth, but the gospel of John does not. Instead, it starts out with the creation of the

The Gospel of John is amazing and unique in its own way. There's a lot of different controversies that arises to the surface because of the differences between John and the Synoptic Gospels (Matthew, Mark, Luke). There are differences in stories, themes, writing styles, and so on. It's like hearing 4 different people tell the same story. You will always get something different; different answers, details, etc.

Barry, John D. James: Simply the Gospel. Not Your Average Bible Study. Bellingham, WA: Lexham Press, 2014.

The Gospel of John which is also my favorite gospel is written for the gentile Christians who during this time are faced with heavy opposition and persecution for Judaizers, Gnostics, false prophets, other heretics that sought to discredit Jesus as the Messiah. John goes right to the heart of the issue and declares Jesus to be the Son of God and who is in fact God. It has been noted that the Gospel of John is in a class of its own and is meant for every man, woman, and child of every ethnicity.

Here are the three insights that I discovered when reading our textbook and the book of John. My first insight:

This essay will show contrasts in views on the Gospel of John regarding authorship,dates, and the relationship between John's Gospel and the Gospels of Matthew, Mark and Luke. Some comparison of thought, concerning composition and life setting, will also be presented.

There are countless memorable moments in the movie that aid to the story. The story of the Romans is brought to life with scenes such as: when slaves are carrying in an enormous Roman statue, Naughtius Maximus and Biggus Dickus, the man set to be killed in the coliseum, everything the Romans have brought to Judea, and so forth. The story of Jesus is illustrated with memorable scenes such as: the sermon on the mount, the leper, Brian is the messiah, and finally crucifixion. On a similar note the story of the Bible is depicted by the same scenes as the story of Jesus, in addition to the entire plot! To my recollection not one scene is detrimental to any of the stories and furthermore most of the scenes in the movie are purely based on the director’s interpretation with a foundation of facts.