intro to the gospel of john

John and the Synoptics.

John and the Synoptics.

With one eye

3.1.1. The Johannine Difference. The particular differences between John and the other three Gospels are striking and may be set out briefly.

(1) Material and Content. In John we do not find: parables*; demon* exorcisms; healings of lepers (see Leprosy); tax collectors; Sadducees; table fellowship with sinners* (see Table Fellowship); infancy Narratives (see Birth of Jesus); the temptation of Jesus (see Temptation of Jesus); the Transfiguration*; the material in Matthew’s Sermon on the Mount (see Sermon on the Mount); or the institution of the Lord’s Supper (see Last Supper). On the other hand, the following material is in John, but not in any of the Synoptics: Jesus’ baptismal ministry at the Jordan (see Baptism); the encounters with Nicodemus and the Samaritan woman; the “I am” sayings, coupled with long discourses; most of the material in chapters 7–11, and 14–17; the footwashing; and Jesus’ conversation with Pilate (see Pontius Pilate). Of the Johannine miracles (see Miracles, Miracle Stories) only the feeding of the five thousand is found in the other Gospels

The Gospels is an Ancient Biographie

“One of the real problems for modern or postmodern people reading the Gospels, including the Gospel of John, is reading modern conceptions and preconceptions into the text, expecting certain things out of the text which the text was never intended to give us.”

How is An ancient biographie difrent from one today .

A persons life dose not need to be in chronological order .

How is johns gospel structured?

The Structure of John

The Gospel is essentially divided into 4 main parts, with a prologue (1:1–18) and an epilog (chapter 21). The first main part, 1:19–12:50, “Book of Signs,” and the second part, 13:1–20:31, as “The Book of the Passion” or “The Book of Glory” (Brown). Each “book” ends with a summary statement (12:37–50; 20:30–31). All the signs (or miracles) of Jesus are told in the first part, while the second part begins with the Last Supper (see Last Supper) and concentrates on the events leading up to and including the passion narrative and the resurrectioc

Nature of Ancient Documents

One more thing to be said: ancient documents were not like modern computer documents. It really wasn’t possible to have an infinity of words without limit, and to erase things easily, and all of that. These are scribes writing on pieces of [papyrus], and there would be only so much that you would want to get on one particular roll or scroll, so the presentation has to be selective. In fact, in the Gospel of John, we’re told at the end that there are many other things that Jesus said and did, and there are not enoug

John states the purpose for his writing at :

Many other signs, indeed, Jesus did in the presence of his disciples which have not been recorded [or written down] in this book; yet these have been recorded in order that you might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that [in the genuine process of] believing you might have life in [the power, of, or by virtue of] his name! (author translation)

deliberate theological arrangement.

There is a theological prologue in 1:1–18.

This is followed by a book of signs. In early Judaism, the number seven represented perfection; in this Gospel, we have seven sign (or miracle) narratives. We have seven ‘I am’ sayings. We have seven discourses that go with the seven “I am” sayings. In other words, deliberately the Gospel is presenting to us a Jesus who is perfect, perfect, perfect. His pronouncements are perfect. His deeds are perfect.

One more thing to be said: ancient documents were not like modern computer documents. It really wasn’t possible to have an infinity of words without limit, and to erase things easily, and all of that. These are scribes writing on pieces of [papyrus], and there would be only so much that you would want to get on one particular roll or scroll, so the presentation has to be selective. In fact, in the Gospel of John, we’re told at the end that there are many other things that Jesus said and did, and there are not enoug

Many other signs, indeed, Jesus did in the presence of his disciples which have not been recorded [or written down] in this book; yet these have been recorded in order that you might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that [in the genuine process of] believing you might have life in [the power, of, or by virtue of] his name! (author translation)

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the prolouge

With one eye

3.1.1. The Johannine Difference. The particular differences between John and the other three Gospels are striking and may be set out briefly.

(1) Material and Content. In John we do not find: parables*; demon* exorcisms; healings of lepers (see Leprosy); tax collectors; Sadducees; table fellowship with sinners* (see Table Fellowship); infancy Narratives (see Birth of Jesus); the temptation of Jesus (see Temptation of Jesus); the Transfiguration*; the material in Matthew’s Sermon on the Mount (see Sermon on the Mount); or the institution of the Lord’s Supper (see Last Supper). On the other hand, the following material is in John, but not in any of the Synoptics: Jesus’ baptismal ministry at the Jordan (see Baptism); the encounters with Nicodemus and the Samaritan woman; the “I am” sayings, coupled with long discourses; most of the material in chapters 7–11, and 14–17; the footwashing; and Jesus’ conversation with Pilate (see Pontius Pilate). Of the Johannine miracles (see Miracles, Miracle Stories) only the feeding of the five thousand is found in the other Gospels

do yoyu like waching the trailers or clips whn you go to the pictures

you get a glimps of what is to come and an idea of the plot this is whast the first part of the gospel of john is doing.

With one eye

(1) Material and Content. In John we do not find: parables*; demon* exorcisms; healings of lepers (see Leprosy); tax collectors; Sadducees; table fellowship with sinners* (see Table Fellowship); infancy Narratives (see Birth of Jesus); the temptation of Jesus (see Temptation of Jesus); the Transfiguration*; the material in Matthew’s Sermon on the Mount (see Sermon on the Mount); or the institution of the Lord’s Supper (see Last Supper). On the other hand, the following material is in John, but not in any of the Synoptics: Jesus’ baptismal ministry at the Jordan (see Baptism); the encounters with Nicodemus and the Samaritan woman; the “I am” sayings, coupled with long discourses; most of the material in chapters 7–11, and 14–17; the footwashing; and Jesus’ conversation with Pilate (see Pontius Pilate). Of the Johannine miracles (see Miracles, Miracle Stories) only the feeding of the five thousand is found in the other Gospels

Luke.

THE WORD BECAME FLESH AND TABANACLED AMONG US.

WHAT DOSE TABANACLE MEAN?

HOW DID GOD DWELL WITH HIS PEPOLE BEFOR JESUS.

THE FULL MIND/WORD AND WISDOM OF GOD HAS COME TO EARTH SO THAT HE CAN MAKE PEPOLE HIS CHILDREN.