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The Book Of John Is A Narrative History, Containing Teachings And Prophesies Of Jesus Essay

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JOHN

Nathaniel Loper
CS 101: Bible Survey
November 7th, 2016

John: Summary
The book of John is a narrative history, containing teachings and prophesies of Jesus. It is the fourth book of the New Testament, fourth of the gospels, and forty-third book in the Bible. According to church tradition, it was written sometime around A.D. 85-95 by the Disciple/Apostle John. (Whitlock 2016) The book begins with a statement of Jesus’ divinity, gives examples of His ministry, and concludes with John dispelling tales that he would not die until Jesus’ return.
Chapter 1 opens with the verse; “In the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.” [ASV John 1:1] John is trying to make it abundantly clear that Jesus is much more than a man. The expression “Word” is used for Jesus, who is the living mouthpiece of God. (Whitlock 2016) The rest of the beginning verses go on to tell us that Jesus is fully human, but he is also fully and infinitely God.
Chapters 2 through 12 tell of specific events in Jesus’ ministry. Jesus turned water into wine [ASV John 2], healed a Capernaum nobleman’s son [ASV John 4], caused a lame man to walk on the Sabbath (and was challenged by the Pharisees for it) [ASV John 5], and stopped those same Pharisees from stoning a woman caught in adultery [ASV John 8], along with many other happenings in these chapters. This section also contains the world’s most famous Bible verse, John 3:16. In chapter 3,

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