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Sep 6, 2023 · The two disciples, one is generally taken as John the evangelist, the author of the Gospel of John. Why was John using "The next day" instead of "after 40 days" in verse 35 is debatable. But John did not present on the day of Jesus' baptism, confirmed by he neither provide this details in his gospel, nor the details of Jesus' 40 days temptation.
Jul 13, 2011 · Moreover, why does John explain seeing Jesus the day after his baptism, when the first three gospels say he was in the desert? John seems to contradict them. -- Schnyeder Destine. Yes, there are a lot of things John doesn't cover, and vice versa--things not in the other three gospels that are in John. The beauty of having four gospels! But John ...
May 25, 2015 · Being tempted by the devil contradicts John’s extremely high Christology, and could give credence to the idea that he was more human than divine. If I am reading right, John also doesn’t mention Jesus receiving baptism — which implies that he needed remission from sin. John testifies to Jesus, but does not baptize him.
John says nothing about the Temptation. Here, again, we may observe the superintending hand of the Holy Spirit, guiding the different Evangelists in the selection of their material. Each of the first three Gospels make mention of the season spent by Christ in the wilderness, where He was tempted for forty days of the Devil.
Dec 9, 2022 · The author of John's Gospel believed the 40 days in the wilderness to be of little importance and, by omitting it, was able to portray Peter as not being the first disciple, but only the third ...
John on the other hand appears to give no room for a forty day temptation. John indicates that only a few days elapse between Jesus' baptism and the return to Galilee. John delineates the days: "the next day" (1:35) "spent that day with him" (1:39) "the next day" (1:43) "On the third day" (2:1)
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Jan 25, 2023 · The Gospel of John does not specifically relay the account of the temptation of Christ. In his book, "Studies in the Gospels," Harry Whittaker gives examples within the Gospel of John where Christ faces similar temptations. One example involves chapter 6, verse 15, where the people "sought to take him by force, and make him a king."
