THE GOSPEL OF JOHN

BACKGROUND AND CHAPTER 1

Author - John, Son Zebedee and Salome, brother of James, a follower of John the Baptist, the disciple that Jesus loved, a fisherman by vocation.

Purpose - Chapter 20: 30, ~

Content - Written for people of Creek heritage and background
Elements refute the "Gnostic" heresy
Not a synoptic Gospel, rather seems to "supplement" the other three by its content
Vivid dialogue; few miracles (8); details more of what Jesus said than what he did.
Jesus speaks of the great "I AMs"; emphasis on the deity of Jesus
Teaching is in depth, but without parables

Time - thought to have been written from Ephesus about 90 AD, after the Book of Revelation

Prologue - John 1:1 - 18

1. The Word is _____________. The life and the light was ___________. The darkness is _________________. The life and the light ___________ the dark.

2. V.1-3 affirm the truth that Jesus is ____________________.

3. What was the mission of John the Baptist?

4. Who didn't receive Jesus? __________________________
What these people did not receive from Jesus? _______________________________________

5. In which verse does John tell us about Christmas? ___________________________________

6. Moses gave us the ___________. Jesus gave us __________________ and ___________________

7. Man has not seen _________________ because _____________ is __________________
Man has seen ___________________ who took human form and revealed _______________ to us

The Testimony of John the Baptist - John 1:19-36

1. Who and what did John say he wasn't?

2. Who did he say he was? _______________ What did that imply? ___________________

3. When did John say the Messiah was coming? V.26 _______________________

4. Why were the Pharisees concerned about John?________________________________

5. What titles does John give to Jesus? __________________________

6. John baptized with _____________; but Jesus baptizes with _________________

7. What was the purpose of John's baptism? ________________________

8. Verse 35 - Who was one of the two disciples of Jesus with John the Baptist?

The Disciples Called - John 1:37-51

1. Who were the first five disciples called by Jesus? _______________________

2. Who brought Peter to Jesus? _______________________

3. Was Peter a stranger to Jesus? _____________

4. Who brought Nathanael to Jesus? _________________
What was this person's opinion of Jesus? _________________________

5. What was Nathanael's first opinion of Jesus? Why? _________________________

6. What was Jesus' first opinion of Nathanael? ____________________________

7. What convinced Nathanael that Jesus was the Son of God? ___________________________

8. What greater things was Nathanael going to see? ________________________________

9. What was the significance of the title, "Son of Man"? ______________________________