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What is the Gospel of John based on?
Gospel According to John, fourth of the four New Testament narratives recounting the life and death of Jesus Christ.
What is the main purpose of the Gospel of John?
The purpose of this gospel, as stated by John himself, is to show that Jesus of Nazareth was Christ, the Son of God, and that believers in him might have eternal life.
Who was John’s intended audience?
It will be argued that John did not only focus on a specific group of people, but had a wide variety of people (i.e., Jews, Hellenists, Samaritans) in mind, which leads to the conclusion that the Fourth Gospel was written with both evangelistic and didactic aims.
How does the Gospel of John portray Jesus?
John portrays Jesus as “a God striding over the face of the earth.” He does this by highlighting his divine qualities which can be seen in many of the gospels stories. John portrays Jesus’ relationship with Judas much differently than in the gospel of Mark. The next part is Jesus’ march to the place of his death.
What are the two main goals of the Gospel of John?
1. To cause us to believe that Jesus in the Christ. 2. To show us how to obtain life through His Name.
What was the focus of the Gospel of John?
John focuses on our life in Jesus While the other gospels emphasize the Kingdom of God and the Kingdom of Heaven, John instead emphasizes new life found in Jesus. It’s from John that we get Christ’s famous claim: “I am the way, and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.” —John 14:6
What are the spiritual conversations in the Gospel of John?
The gospel of John includes several spiritual conversations, such as Jesus’ talk with the Samaritan woman that shows Him as the Messiah (John 4:26) and Jesus’ meeting with Nicodemus that explains salvation through His vicarious death on the cross (John 3:14–16).
What does Jesus say in the Gospel of John?
From the very first scene of John’s gospel when Jesus enters the story for the first time, he does so by coming to John the Baptist to be baptized. And when Jesus enters, John sees him coming and looks and says, “Behold the lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world.”.
Who are the Apostles in the Gospel of John?
John shows apostles introducing each other to Jesus Each of the gospels record when Jesus calls his disciples. Only in John, some of his disciples bring their friends and family to meet him, where they too are called to be disciples. Andrew brings his brother Simon Peter (John 1:41), and Philip introduces Jesus to Nathanael (John 1:45).