JOHN SIGNS AND SERMONS

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JOHNSIGNS AND SERMONS

• A DIFFERENT GOSPEL

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SCRIPTURE DEVELOPMENT
DISCIPLES Jews
Others
JESUS Words
Deeds
Traditions Oral History Documents
WRITER Select Sources
Organize
CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY
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AUTHOR

• Anonymous
• In Depth Knowledge of Bible (LXX)
• Detailed Knowledge of Judea
• Familiar with Jewish Festivals
• Conversant with First Century Judaism
• Greek a Second Language

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DATE

• Referred to by Church Fathers as Fourth Gospel
• Mark 70-80, Matt and Luke 80-90, Suggest Early
  Date for John 80
• Late Date Fixed by Rylands Papyrus 125-150
• Suggested Date for John 80-100

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OLDEST COPY OF NT (125-150)JOHN 1831-33, 37-38
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DATE

• Referred to by Church Fathers as Fourth Gospel
• Mark 70-80, Matt and Luke 80-90, Suggest Early
  Date for John 80
• Late Date Fixed by Rylands Papyrus 125-150
• Suggested Date for John 80-100

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JEWISH RELIGIOUS HISTORY
John Hebrews
Habakkuk Jeremiah Ezekiel
Judges 1 Samuel
Rome Destroys Judea
Solomons Temple
Temple Destroyed
Exodus
1000
500
0
1500
500
1ST TEMPLE PERIOD
2ND TEMPLE PERIOD
RABBINIC JUDAISM
TABERNACLE
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ORIGINAL COMMUNITY

• Predominantly Jewish Christians
• Distressed by Destruction of Jerusalem
• In Conflict with Jewish Community
• No Longer Welcome at Synagogue
• Questioning Their Faith in Jesus
• Some Leaving Christianity
• Situation Similar to Book of Hebrews

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THE JEWS IN JOHN

• Attempt to Arrest Jesus 732
• Try to Kill Him 1031 839-40
• Jesus Calls Devils Children 844
• Send Police to Arrest Jesus 1812
• Keep People From Jesus 711-13
• Call Jesus a Sinner 924
• Send Him to Pilate for Execution 1912
• 71 References to Jews39 Derogatory

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TEXT OF JOHN

• 22 Papyrus Copies of John
• 11 Copies Dated Before 300
• More than Any Other N.T. Book
• 2 Copies Dated Near 200
• Later Additions753-811, 211-25
• Explanations for Greeks138, 41, 42 51
  61 722

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LITERARY CHARACTERISTICS

• Lyrical Quality to TextJohn 1620-22
• Prologue
• Jesus Discourses
• Types of TextJohn 63-6
• Narrative
• Speech
• Comment by Author
• DialogueJohn 626-30
• Questions and Answers
• With Disciples and With Jews

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MISUNDERSTANDING JESUS

• Nicodemus AgainFrom Above
• Nathanael IsraeliteNo Guile
• Jesus Lifted UpEnthroned
• Woman at Well FlowingLiving
• John 316 GaveDelivered Up

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JOHN AND THE SYNOPTICS

• JOHN
• No birth, baptism, parables, temptations, Lords
  Supper, transfiguration
• SignsIdentity of person of Jesus
• MessageLong discourses with repetition
• ChronologyThree years primarily in Judea
• Jesusproclaims his unique identity

• SYNOPTICS
• No Cana signs, Nicodemus, Samaritan woman, foot
  washing, Lazarus raising
• SignsInbreaking of Reign of God (Kingdom)
• MessageShort sayings and collections of same
• ChronologyOne year mostly in Galilee
• JesusIdentity kept secret (Mark 830)

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JOHNS CHRONOLOGY
C. R. Holladay, Intro. To the New Testament, p.
194
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JOHN AND THE SYNOPTICS

• JOHN
• No birth, baptism, parables, temptations, Lords
  Supper, transfiguration
• SignsIdentity of person of Jesus
• MessageLong discourses with repetition
• ChronologyThree years primarily in Judea
• Jesusproclaims his unique identity

• SYNOPTICS
• No Cana signs, Nicodemus, Samaritan woman, foot
  washing, Lazarus raising
• SignsInbreaking of Reign of God (Kingdom)
• MessageShort sayings and collections of same
• ChronologyOne year mostly in Galilee
• JesusIdentity kept secret (Mark 830)

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PROMINENT DISCIPLES

• SYNOPTICS
• Peter
• James
• John

• JOHN
• Peter
• Andrew
• Philip
• Thomas
• Disc. Jesus Loved

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DUALISM IN JOHN

• Light and Darkness John 15
• Above and Below John 823
• Life and Death John 336
• Truth and Falsehood John 844-45
• Heaven and Earth John 331
• God and Devil John 842-44

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EARLY INTEREST IN JOHN

• Gospel of John a Favorite of the Gnostics,
  Docetics and Montanists
• First Commentary Written by a Gnostic Heracleon
  (170)
• John Not Quoted Extensively by Early Church
  Fathers (Before 150)
• Irenaeus (Lyon Bishop 180) Defended John as
  Orthodox and Refuted Heretics

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PURPOSE OF JOHN

• John 2031
• These are recorded so that you may believe
  (continue to believe) that Jesus is the Christ,
  the Son of God, and that believing you may have
  life through his name.
• hina pisteuete or hina pisteusete

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MAJOR SECTIONS OF JOHN

• John 11-18 Prologue
• John 119-1250 Book of SignsJesus Public
  Ministry
• John 131-2031 Book of GloryJesus
  Discloses His Glory to His Disciples
• John 211-25 Epilogue

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SEVEN SIGNS

• Water to Wine at Cana John 21-11
• Royal Officials Son Cured John 446-54
• Paralytic at Bethesda Pool John 51-18
• Multiplication of Loaves John 61-15
• Walking on Sea of Galilee John 616-21
• Curing the Man Born Blind John 91-41
• Resurrection of Lazarus John 111-54

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SIX KEY WORDS IN JOHN

• Word John 11
• Water John 737
• Bread John 635 Light John
  812
• Life John 1125
• Glory John 171

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SIGNS AND SYMBOLS

• WATER Into wine, Walked on, Healed at pool
• BREAD Multiplication of loaves
• LIGHT Healing of Blind Man
• LIFE Officials Son, Lazarus

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CLASS OUTLINE

• Sep 13Introduction to John
• Sep 20Introduction to John (Cont.)
• Sep 27PurposeBuilding Faith (2031)
• Oct 4Jesus as Word
• Oct 25Jesus as Living Bread
• Nov 1Jesus as Light of the World
• Nov 8Jesus as Living Water
• Nov 15Jesus as Resurrection and Life
• Nov 22Jesus and Jewish Festivals
• Nov 29Jesus Glorification