Chap 1 + 2

Question 1

1. What is the internal evidence for the traditional view of the authorship of the fourth gospel?

Answer 1

A: 1. Author of John was a Jew, 2.The Author of John has knowledge of Palestine 3. The author was an eye witness of the events he recorded 4. The Author was an apostle and a beloved disciple. 5. The author was in the inner circle (Peter is in the book and James had already been martyred.

Question 2

4. What other individuals beside the apostle John have been thought to have written the fourth gospel?

Answer 2

A. John the Elder, Lazarus, or an ideal figure, group authorship

Question 3

9. What are some of the similarities in eschatology between the Dead Sea Scrolls and Johannine?

Answer 3

A: Messianic Woes, Antichrist, apostasy, Resurrection, The Two Spirits, Sons of light, Sons of Darkness, New Creation

Question 4

1:What is the main purpose of John’s usage of the logos in His prologue?

Answer 4

A: John 1:1-18 : Jesus is the embodiment of the Torah, parallel with wisdom

Question 5

4.What do we learn about the relationship between John the Baptist and Jesus, according to John 1: 6-9.

Answer 5

A: 1.John was sent to be a witness of the light. John was sent as the first witness of Jesus in the fourth gospel to be followed by many others 2. John’s witness was to bring people to believe in Jesus-personal relationship, not just intellect. The passage might be quoting a John the Baptist sect-> John seeks to communicate that Jesus is greater then John the Baptist. Jesus is the “true light” -> counters rabbinic teaching of the light of the law revealed at Mt Sinai.

Question 6

5: What is the Great Irony of John 1:10-11?

Answer 6

A:Jesus the wisdom of God was rejected by humanity and his covenant ppl.

Question 7

6:How does Faith in Christ contrast with the law of Moses, according to John 1:14-18?

Answer 7

A: The glory of the old covenant was temporary the glory of the New testament in Christ is permeant.