Book Summary: The Seventh Book Of The Gospel Of John

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Wiarda, T. is Professor of New Testament Studies at Gateway Theological Seminary and has published works on the Gospels and Peter. This article focuses upon Peter as portrayed in the Gospel of John and the atonement. It focuses in upon three episodes that feature Peter; the foot washing, Peter’s denial of Jesus, and the attack upon the high priest’s servant. There is also a section where the author writes about the Peter episodes and atonement theology but the section that deals with the washing of the disciple’s feet is important because it gives a theological perspective about Peter and what he was thinking during this time. The author draw attention to the fact that Peter resists Jesus washing his feet. “That Peter resists Jesus is one of

Historically, the New Testament Book of John has been difficult to interpret because of its seeming contradictions in John 5 and James 2. However, upon more careful reading and understanding of the time period, these contradictions are really different interpretations of the same general paradigm, simply expressed in a slightly different manner. That idea, of course, is that "we know that we are children of God" (John 5:19). John's major point is that although there is evil in the world, we must go back to the basic teachings of scripture to understand that the dichotomy of God (good and evil, heaven and hell, salvation and damnation) are but opposing forces that one chooses based on the acceptance of faith and that of salvation (Lozada, 2000, intro). John was written for the Christian Gentiles and not the Jews, seen by references to the Jews as potential enemies of Christ (John 1:38, 41-42). This poses a cultural question as well regarding his views of three particular concepts: the family, belief, and faith.

John’s gospel reveals many things about the Son, the Father, and the church. In chapter 17 of his gospel, it directly portrays the similarity of the son to the father and how the son is one with the father. John’s gospel states that the son is one with the father and the father is one with the son. This shows the close relationship between the two, and there is not much room for contradictory statements on whether or not the father sent the son to earth. Also, Jesus, the son, reveals many things about the church and its unity.

It is also interesting to note that even though John makes it very clear that the author is Jewish, the Gospel is written primarily for a Greek audience. Because of his knowledge of the Old Testament, which he continually quotes, his understanding of Jewish ritual and culture and he knew and understood the prophesy of the coming Messiah, there is no doubt that either John was Jewish himself or he studied Judaism very well. However, the lack of concern for proving the prophecies set down in the Book of Isaiah supports evidence that this was not a testimony to a Jewish audience. Throughout the gospel, Jesus is shown as being both fully God and fully human, a concept that is more synonymous with Greek culture. Also, the very beginning of John states that Jesus was with God

Gospel Essentials In the gospel of John it says, “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life,” (John 3:16, New International Version). The Christian worldview is based on this bible verses because God loves everyone so much that he was willing to give his only Son, Jesus, that way the world could be saved from their sins and have eternal life in Heaven with God, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit. This paper will go into detail about God, Humanity, Jesus, Restoration, Analysis, Reflection, and then a Conclusion that will help tie everything together about the Christian worldview and why these topics are important to Christians. God

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 Bible is the inspirational word of God without error. It is the human touch from the perception of its authors. In the Gospel of John, John paints a picture of the resurrection of Christ and the disciple. In chapter 20, John explained that Jesus did many other signs in the presence of the disciples which were not written in this book. By having a direct access to the facts, he gives the key to understanding the meaning of a relationship with Christ.

John Ch. 21 begins with, “After this…” ‘After this’ comes immediately after the story of Jesus appearing to the disciples and to Thomas in Chapter 20. They’ve seen Jesus, even Thomas has seen Jesus, and declared, “My Lord and my God!” It doesn’t get any better than that. They’ve got all the confirmation they need that Jesus has been raised from the dead; they’ve seen him, not once, but twice! But what is their response to this momentous event?

Finally, the Book of John concludes the Gospels within the New Testament. The Book of John is broken down into four sections. The first section serves as a prologue. Subsequently, the second section accounts for the miracles Jesus’s performed. Following the second section, the ascension to the third section entails the glory of God. Conclusively, the fourth section finishes off with epilogue, including the reappearance of Jesus after his resurrection. Similarly to the other books of the Gospels, the Book of John introduces Jesus’s baptism performed by John the Baptist and concludes with Jesus’s death and resurrection. On the contrary, the Book of John focuses on literal elements and symbolic elements. The Book of John included seven miracle

Spiritual Formation Seen Through the “I Am” Scriptures in the Gospel of John Jesus teaches us in ( John 5:28-29 ), “Do not marvel at this; for an hour is coming, in which all who are in the tombs will hear His voice, and will come forth; those who did the good deeds to a resurrection of life, those who committed the evil deeds to a resurrection of judgment.” Upon reading this we see that God never promised our grief and everyday problems would necessarily be solved during our lives on this life on earth, but if we have faith in Jesus as the son of God that they will be glorified and solved in the next life. Faith us the belief in the unseen and intangible. This is such a monumental foundation to building spirituality in Christians.

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

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.

The book of John is a narrative history, containing teachings and prophesies of Jesus. It is the fourth book of the New Testament, fourth of the gospels, and forty-third book in the Bible. According to church tradition, it was written sometime around A.D. 85-95 by the Disciple/Apostle John. (Whitlock 2016) The book begins with a statement of Jesus’ divinity, gives examples of His ministry, and concludes with John dispelling tales that he would not die until Jesus’ return.