1. Gospel of John Part 2 of 2

2.  DateTopicTeacher 10/7/12Intertestamental History & NT Cultural/Religious Backgrounds Nick 10/14/12Intro to GospelsJustin 10/21/12MarkJustin 10/28/12MatthewNick 11/4/12LukeNick 11/11/12No CE – Baptism Class- 11/18/12No CE – Thanksgiving Combined Service- 11/25/12JohnJustin 12/2/12JohnJustin 12/9/12Review / Q&A / Assessment SurveyNick Schedule of the Class

3.   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

4.   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

5.   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

6.   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

7.   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

8.   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

9.   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

10.   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)

11.   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

12.   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

13.   Unique in Gospel of John  John 2:6  John 5:3  John 21:8  John 21:11  John 18:10 Incidental Details

14.   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

15.   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

16.   Review slides/notes gathered in this Gospel CE series.  Think of questions/comments to pose for next week for the Q&A session. Assignment

17.   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?