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Gospel of John (6). By: Tommy Finnegan, Alex Faber, Brady Frantz, Jason Roby, and Austin Walters. John the Person. Son of Zebedee and Salome Born between A.D. 10 and 15 in Galilee Father was a fisherman, he followed in his footsteps
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Gospel of John (6) By: Tommy Finnegan, Alex Faber, Brady Frantz, Jason Roby, and Austin Walters
John the Person • Son of Zebedee and Salome • Born between A.D. 10 and 15 in Galilee • Father was a fisherman, he followed in his footsteps • Met and joined Jesus while fishing with his brother James • Some people think he was martyred, while others think he died at a young age • Tradition says that he was buried in Ephesus
LOGISTICS of John’s Gospel • Written for Jewish-Christians who were expelled from synagogues after the Roman revolt • Written because of John’s mission statement: “But these are written that you may believe Jesus is the Messiah, the son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name” (Jn 20:30-31) • To strengthen faith and win converts
LOGISTICS of John’s Gospel • Clarify that John the Baptist was not the Messiah • Written in AD 90-100 • Written to stress Jesus’ identity as the revealer of God • To combat false ideas about Jesus’ humanity
Image of Jesus • Jesus is the Lamb of God • First entered the Gospel when John the Baptist says: “Behold the Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world.” • Jesus is the light and opportunity in our lives as the Savior on earth • Jesus is the Divine one (“I am”) • Jesus is in the image of: Bread (chpt. 6), Water (chpt. 7), Light (chpt. 8), and Sheppard (chpt. 10)
Symbolic image of john’s gospel • John’s Gospel is represented by an eagle • It symbolizes the lofty and “soaring” way in which his Gospel was written • He is considered the most theological of the four Gospel writers http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L-4zfsy6rsM&NR=1
What makes john’s gospel unique? -Synoptic Gospels use a lot of parables, but John hardly does -Synoptic Gospels all mention exorcisms, but John does not -Book of signs: -Synoptic gospels describe miracles as “acts of power” -John describes them as “works” or “signs”
What makes john’s gospel unique? -7 Signs: 1. Water into wine (Jn 2:1-12) 5. Walk on water (Jn 6:1-14, 16-24) 6. Cure of the blind man (Jn 9:1-41) 7. Raising of Lazarus (Jn 11:1-44)