John
The book of John was written in AD 90, and it was written by John himself “the beloved disciple.” The main characters of the book of John were of course John and Jesus. The book of John was one of the four Gospels of the New Testement. However, it was different than the others. “John’s Gospel is different by nature from the other three. It is an interpretation of the facts of Jesus’ life with an emphasis of His deity” (Hindson & Towns, 2013, p. 342). The book of John first tells us about Jesus’ preexistence and that this child would be born unlike any other child and that child would not depend on a mother, but He would depend on His father; God. This book tells us about all the miracles that He did. He fed thousands with five loaves of bread and two fish, he healed a lame man, and calmed a storm. Then the book of John goes to tell us about Jesus being arrested and the trials that He went through. Also, about Pilate trying to release Him, but could not. It was made up that He was to be crucified. He then was crucified and to make sure that He was dead they pierced his side. In the last chapters of John, it tells us that Jesus was buried in a tomb and He lay there for three days. After the third day, the tomb had been opened and Jesus was gone. He had risen!
Pontius Pilate
Pontius Pilate was a Roman governor. He was introduced in the book of John during Jesus’ arrest and trials; which means that he lived in the time frame of when the book of John was
Growing up as an African American in a white world in the late 1800’s was incredibly ruthless. Even after slavery, blacks had a hard time trying to get work, education or civil rights. Education was a major topic in debate for blacks and whites. Education, the most important thing in life, acts as the key to a person 's future. Education leads to knowledge, and knowledge leads to power. It teaches humans how to prosper and make good decisions. With a good education, people hold the ability to achieve all types of goals, and more doors will open for them. African-Americans held every right to obtain this basic human right. White and blacks took on many different paths with education and W.E.B. Du Bois tell a short story about it all.
The gospel of Luke and John are gospels about Jesus and John the Baptist. They have several differences and similarities. The Gospel of Luke describes the conception and birth of John the Baptist and Jesus while the gospel of Luke describes their life after birth. Summaries, variances, and connections of these two gospels are discussed below.
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.
In the bible each other has specific things and people groups he cares about. They each have a message that they want to send to those audiences. Because of this, the bible and the Gospels specifically don't tell us everything that was happening during those times. For the most part their emphasis was on Jesus. Thus, each of their accounts follows Jesus and wherever he goes. So certain characters in the story get brief reference or mention, characters like Pontius Pilate. In the bible Pontius is mentioned for only a few brief moments when he interacts with Jesus. Where he is known as the man who sentences Jesus to death. Although the Bible mentions Pilate's distaste and small voiced protest against the death penalty, he eventually gives into the Jew's request and sentences him to death (John 18-19). This book makes an attempt to understand Pilate's motives and perspectives. According to the book Pontius was a decent man who tried repeatedly tried to do the right thing and avoid despicable acts. He is said to be a good husband (158). a man disgusted by dishonorable acts such as John's beheading (153). On the same page it states he is a practical man who frequently tempered absolutes to suit circumstances. This book offers many insights to his character, but it
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
All of the Gospels describe the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus, but each author illustrates the stories differently. Scholars believe Mark is the first Gospel written and is symbolized by a lion to denote Christ as powerful and fast-paced. The Book of John, understood to be the last gospel composed, is perceived as an eagle because the story differs greatly and is often more developed than the other Gospels. Comparing John 2 to the Gospel of Mark will depict unique themes and characteristics of Jesus.
All four Gospels describe Jesus in his final week in Jerusalem. During which Jesus raised Lazarus from the dead, confronted moneychangers and merchants in the temple, and debated with the high priests who questioned Jesus’ authority. He told his disciples about the coming days and that Jerusalem’s temple would be destroyed. Meanwhile, the chief priests and elders met with high priest Caiaphas, and set plans in motion to arrest Jesus. One of Jesus’ disciples’ betrayed him to the Pharisees for 30 pieces of silver. Jesus took his disciples to pray with him, but they kept falling asleep. Soldiers and officials appeared, and Judas (who betrayed Jesus) was with them. He gave Jesus a kiss on the cheek to help the Pharisee’s know who he was and the soldiers arrested Jesus. One disciple tried to resist the arrest, drew his sword and cutting off an ear of a soldier. Jesus was then interrogated by the high priest, hit and spat upon for not answering. Jesus was mocked, condemned, and beat up in a high court because he stated he was the son of God. Pilate washed his hands of the responsibility of what happened to Jesus, but ordered him to be executed. Jesus hung on a cross for three days, died, was buried in a tomb, and rose again on the third day. With his dying on the cross he took the sin of the world.
The new testament contains four (4) accounts of the story of Jesus’ life, death and resurrection as presented by Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, The 3 accounts are similar, while Johns bible presents Jesus in a unique way. These differences exist because Matthew and Luke got their information from Mark and John got his information from another source, maybe John did not have access to the other gospels or he chose not to use them. No one really knows the source of John’s gospel and we don’t know for sure who wrote the gospels. Scholars refer to the authors as Matthew, Mark, Luke & John, this may not even be their real names. The Gospel were not first hand accounts except for Mark. John did not seem to have known the existence of the other
Pontius Pilate was a Roman governor who overlooked Judea. To me, he was made out to seem like a weak leader in the gospels, however in all actuality, he was a harsh and strong governor. He could arguably be considered the single man who changed history as we know it. The gospels do not explain much about Pilate and his background. The only time he was really introduced was during the trial of Jesus. He was acknowledged a few times to show he was the one who followed through with the crucifixion, and then he ceased to be brought back up again. However, the book Pontius Pilate by Paul L. Maier thoroughly and adequately illustrates Pilate’s life before and after the life-changing verdict. This was a fascinating read that really captivated my interest. It was long and at times hard to follow, but I was extremely intrigued with the eccentric details that Maier provided.
Pontius Pilate served as the prefect of Judaea from 26 to 36 A.D. his exact birth is not known, neither is it known what he looked like. However, his reign correspond with the time that John the Baptist and Jesus were active.
Some reader of the book of John may say that it is difficult to understand then at the same time others see it as somewhat of bewildering. In this book through a series of sermons preach by Tozer. Jesus with his deity is presented In the book And He Dwelt Among Us: Teachings from the Gospel of John, although not written by Tozer, this book consist of a collection of the sermons on the book of John. The book is compiled and edited by James L. Snyder, who himself is pastor. He write this book base on the life and ministry of A.W. Tozer. Snyder`s aim in his writing seem to be to allow his readers to experience the voice of Dr. Tozer through his sermons as one become acquainted with the One who became flesh.
Pontius Pilate was the Roman Governor during the period of Jesus’ existence and is most commonly known as the judge of Jesus’ trial. Pilate was appointed prefect of the Roman provinces of Judaea, Samaria and Idumaea by the Roman Emperor, Tiberius in 26 AD. The title of a Roman prefect granted Pilate the power of a supreme judge that had the only authority to demand a criminal’s execution. His crucial responsibility as a Roman prefect was maintaining law and order which it has been said to be accomplished through brute force if Pilate couldn’t negotiate.
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.
One thing I find very unique about this weeks reading about the Gospel of John is that it is told in a quite differently matter than the other three possible. And accounts are the crucifixion it includes three words from the cross and these three words were not reported the used conversely throughout the other three Gospels. Thus I find this questionable about Johns gospel could be so different compared to the other three even though they all have had the same experiences especially with some stories where for example the changing of water into the wine, encounter with the Samaritan woman, and healing of a man born blind. These are all stories that have been unique to the Gospel of John and far different than