The Gospel Of John As A Dynamic Narrative Structure

The inclusio may frame either the beginning and end of the book or work in its entirety; or it may frame the beginning and end of a section of the work. The outline of the Gospel in it’s most basic form follows an inclusio style bracketing. First the Prologue of the Gospel, including for the most part, Chapter 1. Then, a section of testimony of the signs of Jesus, followed by the testimony of his eventual death and resurrection. Finally, an epilogue and conclusion in Jesus’ resurrection and ascension. In this outline, it can be seen that what is at the beginning is balanced by what is in the conclusion. In addition to these literary structures, John’s narrative style provides a clean and effective method of investigation of the life of Jesus. This method is accomplished by a well crafted Plot movement throughout the entire Gospel.

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.

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

John presents a very different Jesus compared to the synoptic gospels. It is clear that for John Jesus has many complex elements to his personality and without all of these the picture is not complete. The above quote by Käsemann suggests that in the gospel of John Jesus’ divinity is definite and his presence is felt on the entire world through his words and actions. This allows for the human Jesus but implies the divine Jesus is imperative.

The Gospels are stories of Jesus’ life and teachings, told by Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John, in the first four books of the New Testament. There is little difference between the first three, they tell the same stories of jesus but with slight differences. But the gospel of John, the gospel that traditionally appears fourth in the new testament, has many differences to the gospels of Matthew, Mark, and Luke. They are used to spread the teachings of jesus, and give us guidance in our lives. ‘Gospel’ is derived from the old english, ‘god-spel’, (‘god’-’good’, ‘spel’- ‘news’). The gospel literally translates to ‘good news’.

It is a book that tells us all about the many signs and miracles performed by Jesus. The ultimate theme in John however is the declaration that Jesus was the Son of God. It is thought that the apostle John wrote the book of John was written when he lived in Ephesus. The book of John may have also been directed towards the Gentiles that lived in Ephesus because it became one of the largest christian communities among the Gentiles.

“This is Tony, he can help us get to the rocket,”replied Jackie terrified for what John may say next.

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.

I. John 11:1-3, “1 Now a certain man was sick, named Lazarus, of Bethany, the town of Mary and her sister Martha. 2 † (It was that Mary which anointed the Lord with ointment, and wiped his feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick.) 3 Therefore his sisters sent unto him, saying, Lord, behold, he whom thou lovest is sick.”

The Gospel of John is one of the four gospels within the New Testament. Throughout the Gospel there are many themes that are apparent. Many of the themes are associated with Jesus and him being deemed as the “son of God.” Within the New Testament there are reoccurring themes such as love, power, and sacrifice, but specifically in the Gospel of John, there are eternal life and dualism. The main focus however for this gospel is eternal life of Jesus.

John's relationship with Jesus was exceptional. As one of the first disciples that Jesus picked, John was one of the three in Jesus’ inner circle. He was one of the few that were with Jesus from the beginning of His teachings, he was present during Jesus’ crucifixion and was a witness to His resurrection. "When I saw him, I fell at his feet as though dead. Then he placed his right hand on me and said: 'Do not be afraid. I am the First and the Last. I am the Living One; I was dead', and behold I am alive forever and ever! And I hold the keys of death and Hades", which comes from one of the five Gospels John wrote, (REV 1: 17-18), King James Bible 2005.

John complies these signs to show the supernatural power which is one of John's themes. He also complied the "Book of Signs" to prove to the people that he truly was the Messiah because no one could do these miraculous signs without him being sent from Heaven. Some scholars think that the author of John took this idea from the Signs Gospel which was written supposedly before the Q. Probably the most impressive of these signs is when Jesus raised Lazarus from the dead. The meaning of this sign is that, "Jesus is the Resurrection and if anyone believes in Jesus they will never die and shall come back to life" (John 11:25). He is not saying that you will come back to life on Earth necessarily but he is saying John you will live for eternity

Everyone who has studied the Gospels has heard of John the Baptist. He had prepared the way for Jesus’ ministry long before He came to earth. He was just a man who baptized other people who believed. There is a lot more to John the Baptist than that.

The Gospel of John differs in many key areas to the Synoptics,and I will address some differing lines of thought.