The Gospel Of John

The genre of John is The Gospels. The interpretive principals are: The Gospels are narratives. We should always think about the broader sweep of the narrative when we read, constantly relating the various events and teaching to those that precede and follow them. The Gospels demand some background information regarding history and culture. It is more relevant to understand the culture, values, and worldview of the people on the pages of the Gospels than to know the specific author or recipients. The focus of the Gospels is on Jesus, not on us. Our tendency in our reading of the Gospels is to reduce them primarily to sources of insight about ourselves. One of the primary goals of the Gospel writers is to prove that Jesus is the Messiah, not to prove that He is God. All of Jesus’ miracles attest the fact that He is the Messiah, the Anointed One who was long prophesied and long awaited by the people of Israel. With four different Gospels, we should do comparisons of the various Gospel accounts when appropriate. While all four Gospels share the central focus on Jesus, each writer nevertheless has the distinctive emphasis regarding the person of Christ. We must avoid the temptation to blur one Gospel account together with the other Gospels when they contain the same story. And we need to understand the centrality of the kingdom of God in the Gospels. Living obediently as a citizen of the kingdom presupposes our correct understanding of its nature. The sub-genre of

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.

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.

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.

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.

In the faith of Christianity, their are four distinct disciples of gospel accounts. Each of the four gospels has its own unique contribution to shaping a precise picture of Jesus. Scholars have contributed a great deal to the understanding of the circumstances of their writing, along with the intentions of their authors. Their are two groups to which the gospels are separated by. The synoptic gospels and the gospel of John. Their are critical differences between these two groups when comparing the historical aspects. They are all differentiated by very tiny detail, but all of them tend to show prove how one was used to write the other. First will be the differences between the two groups. Second will be the the similarities between the synoptic gospels and the gospel of John.

His baptism symbolized the sinner's baptism into the righteousness of Christ, renewed from their sin. John was hesitant to baptize the Son of God, but Jesus replied that it was proper to “fulfill all righteousness” (Matthew 3:15). By doing this, he demonstrated that sinners could exchange their sin for his righteousness, if they would follow in his footsteps.

Throughout the Gospel of John, Jesus continued to get himself into trouble with Jewish leaders and authorities, bringing heavy persecution upon himself. The root of these misunderstandings was his self-proclaimed connection to God, a level of divinity that the religious leaders could not comprehend. Throughout this paper, the deity or divinity of Jesus (during his short tenure on earth) will be demonstrated, through proof that Jesus certainly did claim to be God, both indirectly and directly throughout the Gospel of John, and deal with the direct sayings and teachings of Jesus, as recorded by His apostle John.

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

“The gospel gives away more to as who Jesus was as person and telling of his teachings in the ministry. John takes us behind Jesus’s ministry, where we get a glimpse of what it means to believe in Jesus as flesh of the eternal and living God, as the source of light and life, and for a believer to be a ‘Son of God.” (Sparknotes

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

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.

As believers, we are constantly reminded that Jesus Christ died on the cross for our sins. His death and his resurrection are fundamental to our Christian faith. Without his death, the relationship between God and His creation would have remained broken. Unfortunately, many believers do not take the time to consider the complex and deep meaning of Jesus’ death. If I have learned one concept throughout this class is that if I do not have a personal comprehension of Jesus’ death, I will never be saved. His death signifies salvation. It motivates us to imitate Jesus’ life as he was completely human and never sinned, yet he died on the cross in the cruelest way. Personally, Jesus’ death means love, reconciliation, redemption, and victory.