Who wrote the Gospel of John? Identify the Beloved Disciple.
The writer of the Gospel of John is anonymous. In John 21: 24, the Beloved Disciple is the son of John, Zebedee.
When and where was it probably composed? What was the Evangelist’s reason for composing it?
John’s Gospel was composed between 90 and 100 AD.
List three ways John’s Gospel differs from the Synoptic Gospels.
New characters were introduced.
No demon possessions are mentioned.
John is a very poetic Gospel.
Discuss three major themes in John’s Gospel.
Christology is the study of Jesus Christ. Major conflicts occurred like light versus dark, truth versus untruth, and faith versus unbelief.
What does it mean to say John’s Gospel has a “Christology from above”?
The explanation of John’s Gospel having a Christology from
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Jesus is the fulfillment of the text and what is stated in the Old Testament about the Messiah who is to come.
How does the author of John’s Gospel understand the term miracle?
John describes miracles as “acts of power.”
What is the symbolic meaning of Jesus’ first miracle at Cana? What role did Mary play in this sign? How can we learn from her?
Jesus’ providing of the wine for the wedding represents the richness of the wisdom and revelation he brings from God. Mary is described to be the symbol of Faith in this story. Mary had confidence and faith that Jesus would save the wedding because they have run out of wine.
What do we learn about Jesus from his discourse with the Samaritan woman?
Jesus reveals to the Samaritan Woman that he is the Messiah, the source of eternal life, the one who refreshes and renews and brings life.
Why did so many of Jesus’ followers abandon him after the sign of the bread?
Jesus’ followers abandoned him because they did not want to be filled because they disassociated themselves from the teachings of God and the miracle of the feeding of the 5000.
Discuss a possible meaning of Jesus’ walking on
The people who are gathered in front of Jesus did not understand that this bread was provided by God, they thought Moses had fed the people. The bread was sent from heaven to supply for the physical needs of the people. The people do not understand that Jesus can fill them in a way that no bread is able to. It is evident that this crowd does not yet understand what it means to be a true disciple of Jesus.
In the Bible, the population, at first does not accept Jesus, but more come to believe in Him after he is able to prove his powers through the miracles he performs. However, the nobility, especially, they fear that their power is threatened; eventually, they are out to get Jesus. Once Jesus' authority is questioned, most people who once believed in him no longer acknowledge their faith in him. Eventually, swayed by the aristocrats, the people begin hating Jesus. He is treated less than human and is no longer a useful tool for the people, a source of healing or peace. He becomes a scapegoat, and is considered the source of problems. Even the people closest to him, his disciples, betray him. Judas sells
While numerous scholars say that John is the Gospel to the world (and Matthew to the Jews, Mark to the Romans, and Luke to the Greeks), a Jewish scholar such as Israel Abrahams might very well believe that the Gospel of John is the most Jewish Gospel of the four by the way it reflects Jewish traditions and symbolisms. According to David Wenham[i], there is more attention given to Jesus as the Messiah in the Gospel of John than in any of other Gospels. In John, from chapter one onwards people are directly talking about Jesus as Messiah, and then there is intense public debate about whether Jesus is Messiah or not in John 7:25-31, 41-44[ii], which indicates that John is quite mindful of Jewish issues.
Messiah/Christ: In the Christian religion, the Messiah was a savoir who would bring the “Last Judgment.” They believed that Jesus, or Christ meaning “God’s anointed” in Greek, was this savior.
Jesus Christ is the central figure of Christianity, the only way of salvation and the second person of the Trinity. (Funk & Wagnalls, 2015) The Gospels Matthew and Luke introduce the birth and childhood of God’s one and only Son, Jesus. His story began when the Angel Gabriel visited His virgin mother, announcing that she would give birth to a son, and that she was to call Him Jesus, for He would be called the Son of God. (Luke 1:30-35) The incarnation of the Messiah, was the Word
"It appears, that of all the apostle John was especially favoured with our Lord's regard and confidence, so as to be called the
Jesus Christ is the Son of God, born of the Virgin Mary. Jesus lived a humble life, spreading the word of the Lord, and died by crucifixion for the sins of all of humanity. “Jesus is referred to as Savior.
Jesus is the fulfillment of Judaic prophecies; he is the new Moses imparting the new Law of Love.
The divinity of Jesus Christ is something that is very apparent in the gospel of John. Käsemann’s quote
Who is Jesus? Jesus is the son of God and the Virgin Mary, the way to peace and happiness, not only but also the one who saved us from evil and sins. The bible says that If we believe in him we shall not perish but have everlasting life. In his short time on earth he turned water into wine, healed, walked on water and more. He was sold by Judas to the Romans. He was whipped, stoned, and nailed to the cross among with two robbers who would be crucified along with him. Jesus had told everyone that he would rise again within 3 days which would have been on a Sunday, as we know is called Easter.
The teachings of Jesus focused primarily on the "the kingdom of God" and were usually relayed through parables drawing on familiar images from agricultural life. He rebuked the hypocrisy of some Jewish leaders and taught the importance of love and kindness, even to one's enemies. Jesus' popularity grew quickly, but so did opposition from local leaders. Roman rulers were uncomfortable with the common perception that he was the Messiah who would liberate the Jews from Roman rule, while Jewish leaders were disquieted by Jesus' shocking interpretations of Jewish law, his power with the people, and the rumor that he had been alluding to his own divinity. In the Gospels, Jesus repeatedly suggests to his disciples his end is near, but they do not fully understand or accept the idea. The clearest expression of this is at the "Last Supper," which took place on the night before his death. All four Gospels record that Jesus shared bread and wine with his disciples, asking them to "do this in remembrance of me." Christians celebrate this event in the sacrament of the Eucharist, or Communion. On this evening Jesus also predicts that one of them will betray him, which is met with astonishment and denial. But that very night, Jesus' fate was sealed when Judas Iscariot, one of his disciples and possibly the group's treasurer, led Roman soldiers to Jesus for 30 pieces of silver. As they arrested Jesus, the ever-colorful Peter defended his master with a sword, slicing off
As a young man, John was called by Jesus Christ to be a disciple. He and his fellow disciples followed and were taught by Jesus for three years. As we read accounts of John in the gospels, we notice a thoughtful man filled with passion and faith. Jesus gave him the name “Boanerges” or “son of thunder” because of the zeal that seemed to overtake him. John, along with his brother James and Simon Peter,
Andreas J. Kostenberger on the other hand, says in his introduction "Very possibly written by John the apostle as the culmination of his long life and ministry( critical and postmodern objections the Gospel's apostolic authorship notwithstanding)..."
John composed this book to show how glorious messiah by using the miraculous signs. It is believed that Jesus performed seven Gospel Signs to prove that he was the messiah. One of the signs that Jesus used happened in Cana in Galilee when he turned water into wine. Jesus was attending a wedding ceremony together with his mother and the twelve disciples. At some point the host announced that they were out of wine and Jesus offered to help by changing 180 gallons of water to vintage wine. This miracle signified that God was present in his life and accommodative. He made his disciples to believe in him (Harris,
The Immediate context of the story helps to show us that Jesus is on a journey, before this passage in Matthew 5:1 he begins teaching great multitudes on a unnamed mountain. When he comes down from the mountain (Matthew 8:1) the multitudes are still following him as he cleanses a leper (Matthew 8:2-4)