1. The Gospel of John Cormac, Daniel, Duncan, Grant http://oyc.yale.edu/religious-studies/rlst-152/lecture-11#ch3

2. Background  Written to Jewish- Christians expelled from Rome  Written around the end of the first century  Many doubts on the reliability of the Gospel’s sources  Focused on theology  John’s life c. AD 6 – c. 100  John’s symbol is an eagle

3. 5 Themes  Love  Jesus  Faith  Holy Spirit  Resurrection

4. No Greater Love  Large message of love in the Gospel  Between  God and people  Jesus and people  God The Father and Jesus The Son

5. Word of God  Christology is the study of the person Jesus  John sees Jesus as  the “Word of God” or logos  God the Father

6. Book of Signs  Book is organized around 7 miracles or works, each contain a sign or meaning  Water to Wine  Cure of the Official’s Son  Cure of the Paralytic at the Pool  Feeding of the 5,000  Walking on water  Cure of blind man  Raising of Lazarus  Gospel contains long discourses after each story  Helps one understand and have faith in the passage

7. Book of Glory  Gospel of John focuses greatly on God’s revelation  Jesus’ divinity makes God’s invisible power visible  Second half of the Gospel is the Book of Glory  Last Supper Discourses (13-17)  Eucharist seemed shocking to many followers  Jesus mediates the supper between his followers and God like a priest  Jesus preaches equal service from all disciples  Jesus’ Death and Resurrection (18-20)  Depicts the glory of Jesus’ ascension  Tells that Jesus asked his followers to carry on his work

8. David

9. Cormac David

11. Gouch Steve

12. Conclusion  Questions?

13. Review Game Mathew Mark Luke Team Dave 4 th 1 st 3 rd 2 nd