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v Historical Overview v Author v Date Written v Audience v Sources v John’s Focus • Who Jesus is rather than kingdom of God • Combat false ideas • Oppose followers of John the Baptist v Outline of the Gospel • Prologue (1: 1 -18) Ø Word Made Flesh • Part 1 (1: 19 -12: 50) Ø Book of Signs § Part 2 (13 -20) Ø Book of Glory § Epilogue (21) Ø Appearances in Galilee 2

1) To Love § As Jesus loves (John 13: 34 -35) 2) To Serve § Jesus Washes the Disciples Feet (John 13: 1 -14) 3) To be one with God § Jesus Prays for his Disciples (John 17: 1415, 17, 20 -21) 3

• • • Word of God/Son of God Faith Love Holy Spirit Resurrection 4

v Convey divinity of Jesus Ø Moses & Burning Bush (Exodus 3: 14) v The Four Forms of the “I Am” Statements 1. Jesus identifies himself with things known to his listeners 2. Emphasize relationship between Jesus and his followers 3. Declarations of Jesus as the “life-giver” 4. Jesus responds to questions of self-identification 5

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• • What do they show? Incarnation Spiritual Meaning The fulfillment of signs/miracles 7

v Theme 1: Christology from Above v Christology § Defined § Christology from above § Christology from below v Logos v Genesis • Light vs. Darkness v Jesus’ Pre-existence v Doctrine of the Incarnation 1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was in the beginning with God. 3 All things came into being through him, and without him not one thing came into being. What has come into being 4 in him was life, and the life was the light of all people. 5 The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not overcome it…. 14 And the Word became flesh and lived among us, and we have seen his glory, the glory as of a father’s only son, full of grace and truth. 8

– Life on earth is a constant struggle • Portrayed as: – – – Light vs. Darkness Life vs. Death Love vs. Hate Belief vs. Unbelief Truth vs. Untruth 9

• • Word of God Son of God Christ Prophet Lamb of God Rabbi King of Israel Son of Man • • • Bread of life Light of the world Sheep Gate Good Shepherd The Resurrection and the Life • Way, Truth, Life • Vine 10

v Sign 1: v Sign 2: v Sign 3: v Sign 4: v Sign 5: v Sign 6: v Sign 7: Changing Water to Wine (2: 1 -12) Cure of the Official’s Son (4: 46 -54) Cure of the Paralytic at the Pool (5: 1 -47) The Feeding of the 5, 000 (6: 1 -14) The Walking on Water (6: 16 -24) Cure of the Blind Man (9: 1 -41) The Raising of Lazarus (11: 1 -44) 11

v. Jesus Washes the Disciples Feet (13: 1 -20) v. The New Commandment (13: 31 -35) v. Jesus Foretells Peter’s Denial (13: 36 -38) v. Jesus the Way to the Father (14: 1 -14) v. The Promise of the Holy Spirit (14: 15 -31) v. Jesus the True Vine (15: 1 -17) v. Jesus Prays for His Disciples (17: 1 -26) 12

• Jesus and Peter (21: 15 -19) 13

The Synoptic Gospels The Gospel of John Begins with John the Baptist or birth and childhood stories Begins with creation; no birth or childhood stories View of Jesus: Jesus is gradually revealed as Lord/Christ View of Jesus: Jesus is the pre-existent Word of God Jesus is baptized by John Baptism of Jesus presupposed but not mentioned Jesus speaks in parables and short sayings, conversational Jesus speaks in long involved discourses Purpose of Jesus’ miracles to show compassion or to show God’s power in action of Jesus Purpose of Jesus’ miracles to point to Jesus’ true identity; called “signs” Jesus is an exorcist Jesus performs no exorcisms Reason for hostility against Jesus is his liberal interpretations of the Law of Moses Reason for hostility against Jesus is his claims about himself Subject of preaching is the kingdom of God. Jesus has little to say about himself Subject of preaching is on himself and his mission Jesus espouses causes of the poor and oppressed Jesus has little to say about poor and oppressed Place of ministry chiefly Galilee Place of ministry chiefly Judea Jesus eats last supper with his disciples Foot washing replaces last supper 14