Intertestamental History & Gospels

Gospel of John Part 2 of 2

Date Topic Teacher

10/7/12 Intertestamental History & NT Cultural/Religious Backgrounds

Nick

10/14/12 Intro to Gospels Justin10/21/12 Mark Justin10/28/12 Matthew Nick11/4/12 Luke Nick

11/11/12 No CE – Baptism Class -11/18/12 No CE – Thanksgiving Combined Service -11/25/12 John Justin12/2/12 John Justin12/9/12 Review / Q&A / Assessment Survey Nick

Schedule of the Class

Revelation of the Son through:

Signs/Miracles Personal Interviews Dialogue and Debate Glory/Passion His own “I am” statements

Farewell Discourse

Overview of Part II

Only eight miracles of Jesus are revealed Each demonstrate a spiritual truth about what

he will accomplish These signs are meant to provoke response

from hearers

Revelation of the Son through Signs

Signs:

1. Water into wine, John 2:1-11 Symbolic of the “Messianic Banquet” – new age of

salvation (John 2:11) Symbolically announces that God’s end-times

salvation has arrived Old Jewish ritual is now replaced by new wine of

messianic banquet with John as the bridegroom John 3:25-30

Revelation of the Son through Signs

Signs:

2. Official’s son healed – John 4:43-54 3. Healing at Bethesda Pool – John 5:1-15 4. Feeding of 5000

John 6:1-15 Jesus inaugurates the messianic banquet People try to make him king This is the only miracle found in all four Gospels

Revelation of the Son through Signs

Signs:

5. Walking on water John 6:16-21

Jesus reveals authority over forces of nature 6. Healing the man born blind

John 9:1-12 The man sees more and more as religious leaders

get blinder and blinder

Revelation of the Son through Signs

Signs:

7. Lazarus raised John 11:1-43

The climax and greatest of the signs of John’s Gospel

Provokes the crucifixion Read John 11:45-53 Read John 12:23-26

Preview of ultimate sign of Jesus’ own resurrection 8. Miraculous catch of fish – John 21:1-14

Revelation of the Son through Signs

Through Personal Interview

Revelation of the Son

John 3:1-15 – Nicodemus

Jesus sparks interest (v. 3)

Jesus turns to spiritual issues (v. 5)

Jesus identifies himself (vv. 13+)

Implicitly calls individual to response

John 4:1-26 – Woman at the Well

Jesus sparks interest (vv. 7,10)

Jesus turns to spiritual issues

(v.13, vv. 21-24)

Jesus identifies himself (v. 26)

Implicitly calls individual to response

Revelation of Son through Dialogue and

Debate John 8:12-30

Revelation of the Son

Jesus

Teaches about himself (v.12)

Jesus responds (v.14)

Jesus answers accusation (v.19)

Jewish leaders

Challenge Jesus (v.13)

Question Jesus’ response (v.19)

Response/decision is noted (vv. 27-30)

Through Glory/Passion

Jesus’ lifting up and glorification are closely intertwined John 7:39; 12:23; 13:31-32; 17:1, 4; 21:19

Hallmark of Christian discipleship throughout Johanine literature John 13:23 beloved disciple – John 13:35

Jesus’ Priestly Prayer John 17

Revelation of the Son

Through “I am” Statements

1. The Bread of Life – John 6:35 2. The Light of the World – John 8:12; 9:5 3. The Door – 10:7 4. The Good Shepherd – 10:11, 14 5. The Resurrection and the Life – John 11:25 6. The Way, The Truth, and the Life – John 14:6 7. The True Vine 15:1

Jesus is the absolute “I AM” – John 8:58

Revelation of the Son

Unique in Gospel of John

John 2:6 John 5:3 John 21:8 John 21:11 John 18:10

Incidental Details

Jesus promises to send the Spirit as a paraclete

(parakletos) Parakletos - “counselor” or “advocate”

What do we notice about the Spirit in the following? John 14:16-20, 26-27 John 15:26-27 John 16:5-16 The Spirit will meditate the presence of the Father

and the Son to disciples through teaching, guiding, and comforting them

Farewell Discourse

John 5:17-18

God is continually working Christ’s proclamation leads to provocation of

the Jews

John presents the most exalted Christology in the New Testament among the four Gospels In contrast, Synoptics place great emphasis on

Jesus’ calling/training the Twelve, sending them out as apostles to preach and to heal

Food for Thought

Review slides/notes gathered in this Gospel CE

series. Think of questions/comments to pose for next

week for the Q&A session.

Assignment

Citation of Sources and Bibliography Fee, Gordon D. & Douglas Stuart. How to Read

the Bible for All Its Worth. 3rd ed. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2003. Strauss, Mark L. Four Portraits, One Jesus: A

Survey of Jesus and the Gospels. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2007.

Questions?