1. More About John's Gospel
A Supplement for the Gospels course but later added to NT Survey
Dr. Rick Griffith • Singapore Bible College • BibleStudyDownloads.org

2. THE SYNOPTICS: “TO SEE TOGETHER”1 2
MATTHEW
MARK
JEWS
ROMANS
TO:
AS:
WHAT
HE:
TO:
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WHAT
HE:
KING
SERVANT
SAID
DID ∑ 3 4
LUKE
JOHN
GREEKS
CHURCH
TO:
AS:
WHAT
HE:
TO:
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WHAT
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GOD/MAN
GOD
FELT
MEANT 21 1

3. JOHN: SUMMING UP THE MESSAGE1 2
MATTHEW
MARK
JEWS
ROMANS
TO:
AS:
WHAT
HE:
TO:
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WHAT
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KING
SERVANT
SAID ∑
DID 3 4
LUKE
JOHN
GREEKS
CHURCH
TO:
AS:
WHAT
HE:
TO:
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WHAT
HE:
GOD/MAN
GOD
FELT
MEANT 22

4. JESUS CHRIST! JOHN: SUMMING UP THE MESSAGE
STUDY HELP #22
JOHN: SUMMING UP THE MESSAGE
CHAPTER 1: 6 GREAT TRUTHS OF
JESUS CHRIST!
VERSE I: The Pre-existent One
A Person Distinct
He Was and IS God
“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.” 23 3

5. JESUS CHRIST! “He was with God in the beginning.”
John 1:2
JOHN: SUMMING UP THE MESSAGE
CHAPTER 1: 6 GREAT TRUTHS OF
JESUS CHRIST!
VERSE I: The Pre-existent One
A Person Distinct
He Was and IS God
VERSE 2: Eternally Co-existent
“He was with God in the beginning.” 24 1

6. JESUS CHRIST! JOHN: SUMMING UP THE MESSAGE
CHAPTER 1: 6 GREAT TRUTHS OF
JESUS CHRIST!
VERSE I: The Pre-existent One
A Person Distinct
He Was and IS God
VERSE 2: Eternally Co-existent
“Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made.”
VERSE 3: Creator of the Universe 25 1

7. JESUS CHRIST! JOHN: SUMMING UP THE MESSAGE
CHAPTER 1: 6 GREAT TRUTHS OF
JESUS CHRIST!
VERSE I: The Pre-existent One
A Person Distinct
He Was and IS God
VERSE 2: Eternally Co-existent
“In him was life, and that life was the light of men. The light shines in the darkness, but the darkness has not understood it….The true light that gives light to every man was coming into the world.”
VERSE 3: Creator of the Universe
VERSES 4, 5, 9: Source of all Light and Life 26 1

8. …AND THE DATES OF WRITING?2 3 4 1
MATTHEW
MARK
The A.D.40s
A.D
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ROMANS
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KING
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SERVANT
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SAID
WHAT
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LUKE
JOHN
A.D
A.D. 69 AFTER THE SYNOPTICS
GREEKS
CHURCH
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GOD/MAN
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GOD
FELT
WHAT
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MEANT
WHAT
HE: 27 4

9. 33 Christ's Death 70 Temple Destroyed 95 John's Death
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Date Options
When John wrote is more difficult to ascertain than authorship. Three periods have been proposed for the date of the Gospel.
Late First Century
Second Century
Before AD 70 33
Christ's Death 70
Temple Destroyed 95
John's Death

10. The Temple Stood Until AD 70

11. Antonia Fortress

12. Temple Assault Sept AD 70
Sheep Pool

13. The Pool of Israel (Sheep Pool south of Pool of Bethesda)

14. “Now there is in Jerusalem near the Sheep Gate a pool…” John 5:2
Pool of Bethesda
“Now there is in Jerusalem near the Sheep Gate a pool…”
John 5:2

15. Pool of Bethesda Ruins

16. What is “Belief” in Christ?
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Faith +
Repentance 
Conversion
Faith is being satisfied with Christ
MIND
Knowledge
Recognition
Assent
Conviction
Trust
Turning
EMOTIONS
WILL
Dr. Mahlon Friesen, First Baptist Church, Yucaipa, CA

17. 3 Types of Crosses

18. Christ's Atoning Death

19. Gordon's Calvary

20. The Garden Tomb

21. Black

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