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Aug 6, 2023 · 9. The Gospels according to Matthew, Mark and Luke narrate the Transfiguration to which three apostles namely, Peter, James and John were the privileged witnesses. But it is quite intriguing why neither the Gospel according to John, nor the Epistles written by him, give an account of the Transfiguration to which he himself was a witness.
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Johns Gospel omits a large amount of material found in the synoptic Gospels, including some surprisingly important episodes: the temptation of Jesus, Jesus transfiguration, and the institution of the Lords supper are not mentioned by John. John mentions no examples of Jesus casting out demons. The sermon on the mount and the Lords prayer are not fo...
According to John, Jesus public ministry extended over a period of at least three and possibly four years. During this time Jesus goes several times from Galilee to Jerusalem. The synoptics appear to describe only one journey of Jesus to Jerusalem (the final one), with most of Jesus ministry taking place within one year.
The synoptics are written from a third person point of view, describing the events as if the authors had personally observed all of them and were reporting what they saw at the time. Thus they are basically descriptive in their approach. Johns Gospel, on the other hand, although also written from a third person point of view, is more reflective, cl...
There are numerous passages in Johns Gospel which could serve as an example of this later perspective. Four will serve as examples: John makes frequent use of the misunderstood statement as a literary technique. Jesus says something to someone which is misunderstood, thus giving Jesus a further opportunity to clarify what he really meant. Examples:...
In each of these passages it may be easily seen that John has adopted the post-resurrection point of view. He looks back on the events and emphasizes the inability of the apostles to understand the things that were happening in their true perspective at the time they occurred. It is only possible for us to understand these things when we consider t...
The Gospel of John passed on the words of Jesus predominantly in another genre than the synoptics; it did not do so in sayings, parables, and controversy dialogues, but in connected or dialogical discourses.25
Much of this symbolism takes the form of dualistic antitheses: light/darkness (1:4; 3:19; 8:12; 11:9; 12:35, 46); truth/falsehood (8:44); life/death (5:24; 11:25); above/below (8:23); freedom/slavery (8:33, 36). Much of this antithetical dualism is also found in the Qumran (Dead Sea Scrolls) texts. See J. H. Charlesworth, A Critical Comparison of t...
The problem of so-called realized eschatology in the Gospel of John (the term was popularized by C. H. Dodd) can be seen in microcosm in John 5:20b-30. On the one hand there are statements that speak of the parousia (second advent) as a future event in the traditional sense: for an hour is coming when all who are in the tombs will hear his voice an...
25 Leonhard Goppelt, Theology of the New Testament, trans. J. E. Alsup (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1982), 2:293.
How man gets things upside down! The truth is, that His parables were heavenly stories with an earthly meaning, having to do with His earthly people, in earthly connections. This is another reason why none are found in John -- the word in 10:6 is "proverb." 11. In John's Gospel no mention is made of the Demons. Why this is we do not know.
Apr 26, 2024 · Brief Summary: The gospel of John includes only seven miracles—John calls them “signs”—to demonstrate the deity of Christ and illustrate His ministry. Some of these miracles and stories, such as the raising of Lazarus, are found only in John. His is the most theological of the four Gospels, and he often gives the reason behind events ...
Jan 1, 2021 · The Lord’s Supper was already well documented in the other accounts. There are many verses in the gospel of John that do not appear in any of the synoptic gospels because John had a different purpose in writing. He sought to portray the spiritual truths underlying Jesus mission as saviour of the world. He focused on revealing Jesus as the Son ...
Gospel of John: summary. The Gospel of John begins with the famous statement ‘In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.’. We have discussed this quotation, which is often summarised as the Incarnation of the Word, in more detail in a separate post. John (as we will refer to the author of the gospel ...
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Nov 13, 2017 · Mark's Gospel had accounts from Peter's memoir, Peter would certainly focus on Jesus' miracle, rather on his failure simulation. John's Gospel selectively chose seven signs of Jesus to illustrate He is the Son of God. Again the failure attempt of Peter did not align with his focus. Then why it is in Matthew's Gospel?
