The Point Of Jesus By John 13

In both the Gospel of Mark and the Gospel of John, the plot develops to a turning point and then have a resolution. The development of the plot mostly rests in Jesus’s journey in gathering his disciples. In both accounts, His discipleship starts out low-key, but builds into a controversial topic among religious leaders, and ultimately leads to His conviction and crucifixion, which is the turning point in the plot. The resolution of the plot is where John and Mark differ. Mark simply ends with “For they were afraid” after they had gone to the tomb and Jesus’s body was not there. Though there is are extended versions of John that include verses 9-20 in chapter 16 that describe an account of Jesus’s resurrection, it is debated as to whether

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 gospel of Mark 7:1-8, 14-15, and 21-23 the Pharisees notice that Jesus’ disciples are eating without washing their hands. The Pharisees found this unusual because they wouldn’t eat until their hands were clean, which was the tradition of the elders that they had followed. However the Pharisees would not only cleanse their hands. They also cleaned their jugs, kettles, beds, and even themselves after returning from the market. So when they saw that the disciples were eating with unclean hands, they asked Jesus why the disciples didn’t follow tradition as they did. Jesus responded saying to the Pharisees that they disregard the commandments, yet they honor human tradition. Jesus then gathered the crowd and said to them that nothing that

Before the beginning of the Passover meal Jesus gave his followers, the disciples, a lesson in humility by washing their feet. This work was normally reserved for slaves or servants of this time, but Jesus the servant leader, the guest of honor, the person of prominence and power wraps a towel around his waist and demonstrated what a servant leader looks like and does.

One of the major themes of the Book of John is to prove that Jesus is the Messiah and the Son of God. What makes these miracles so special is the difficulty faced to create them and what each is trying to teach. There are seven main miracles, seven being a significant number throughout the bible, that are used to help better understand Jesus and his true identity. We can also find a last miracle in His resurrection, which in itself is simply put that Jesus is a part of God because of how impossible this action seemed. The last miracle is sometimes skipped as a sign that Jesus is the Christ and Messiah. This book was written from true events which is why it is made important and allows people to see who Jesus is. The reason

John the Baptist has the privilege of baptizing Jesus therefore he plays an important role in not only the Gospel of Mark, but in Jesus’ life. John proclaimed, “The one who is more powerful than I is coming after me; I am not worthy to stoop down and untie the thong of his sandals. I have baptized you with water; but he will baptize you with the Holy Spirit.” (Mark 1:7-8) This baptism was showing that we need to “repent for the forgiveness of our sins.” (Mark 1:4) John is aware of how mighty Jesus is, and knows that he is the coming of God, the man of all creation. John baptized Him in the Jordan, where afterwards Jesus “saw the heavens torn apart and the Spirit descending like a dove on him.” (Mark 1:10) Evidently, Jesus being baptized

When reading the book of the John it is important to know the genre which is the Gospel. Before reading the book of John it important to know the main focus and intentions of the book which is that the Gospel is primarily focused on the life of Jesus and its main objective is to prove that Jesus was indeed the Messiah. As Russel puts it by reading the Gospel, readers can discover the charactersists of Jesus and learn about his teachings that serve as an outstanding model for all Christians who seek spiritual growth. One must keep in mind also the various directions for interpreting the Gospels which in the book of John contain six which include: emphasizing the broader context when reading, studying

John or The Gospel of John is classified as a narrative genre. The Gospel was written between 70 and 100 A.D. (Hindson & Town, 2013; Smith, 2002). The authors is thought to be John, son of Zebedee. There is only one reference to the author “the disciple whom Jesus loved” (21:20-24). The theme of John for Christ’s divine identity is conveyed through the seven metaphors. It tells of Jesus speaking of his Divine identity as the “bread of life” (6:35), “the light of the world” (8:12), “the door of the sheep” (10:7), “the good shepherd” (10:11), “the resurrection and the life” (11:25), “the way, the truth, and the life” (14:6), and “the true vine” (15:1). The gospel was written to express the truth that “you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God” (20:31). The book talks of many events, a few of the major ones would be the feeding of the

The Gospel of John’s story about Jesus as the good shepherd successfully portrays an image of a divine Jesus. The high Christology present throughout this Gospel is evident through Jesus’ recognition of who he is. Unlike what we have seen in the other Gospels, there is no sense of secrecy or questioning; Jesus is who he says he is and everyone should believe what he says. While I value the message contained in these verses, I struggled with this selection of the text for two reasons: first, the way in which Jesus tells his story and second, the way in which John portrays Jesus.

The Gospels of the New Testament are more theological than biographical, which means that these Gospels are written more about the teaching of Jesus instead of Jesus himself. The Gospels focus on how Jesus passed along the knowledge he had. In the Gospels, they do state some information pertaining to Jesus's life such as: the birth place of Jesus, how he spent his childhood/adulthood, and so on. The key part of the Gospels is that they depicted Jesus as a charismatic teacher. The central theme of Jesus's teaching was the Kingdom of God. The way Jesus taught was through the parable form, it created images from everyday life. It is significant because Jesus was interacting and teaching ordinary people in the community. It was a way that Jesus could connect with the ordinary people and provide the knowledge of the Kingdom of the God. The significance of the his teaching of the Kingdom of God is when people understand and recognize God's sovereignty over the world and how people should response with love and fulfill to God's will.

Mark’s disciples’ significance is to be an example for the readers of the gospel both in a positive light and as failures is to understand that Jesus is the Son of God.

We are sanctified by the blood of God. We are made right in His eyes by the work of His Son on the cross. 1 Corinthians 1:30, states my belief in the work of Christ, and allows us to be sanctified in our Lord and made right before God.

In Raymond Brown’s introduction to the Gospel of Mark, he notes that the Gospels require particularly careful reading, because people are often familiar with their content and must avoid letting that familiarity color their reading (Brown, 126). This sentiment rings true when examining a peculiarity in Mark’s Gospel: rather than proclaiming his divine status as Messiah, Jesus often seems to hide his identity, from demons, crowds, and even his own disciples. This “Messianic Secret” runs so counterintuitive to most Christians’ theology, they could overlook or outright deny evidence. Wrede claimed that the Messianic Secret was a scandalous early church conspiracy to paint a Messianic façade onto Jesus that he never possessed. Although Wrede raises important questions, I propose two alternative theses: Jesus either yearned for peaceful reflection time of which crowds deprived him, or did not believe his disciples – or anyone else – grasped the suffering inherent to his “Messiah” definition.

In John 1-20 we learn that John was sent from God to be a witness to testify to the light, so everyone can believe through him. We then find out that there was a wedding in which Mary was invite and Jesus went with his disciples and give instructions to the waiters. Jesus then tells them to follow him and talks to them about not committing sin. Later Jesus looks up to the sky and talks to God because he knows he is going to die, but he wants his disciples to be protected. Jesus was then taken by pilate and was flogged, then Jesus gets taken and gets beaten, then crucified. Mary then goes to visit Jesus tomb three days later, sees the moved stone and goes to call pete along with the disciples, but he has risen.

2. This teaching is significant to other worldviews because Jesus was a human being that was betrayed. This worldview demonstrates how Jesus and his believers communicated with Him with unwashed feet. According to Duke, unwashed feet meant that his apostles wanted to walk with Him (1995). Also, his disciples wanted to