Chapter 10 Vocab Flashcards
Jesus’ characteristic use of metaphors to describe himself in Johns Gospel
“I am”statement
The early Christian community which preserved the teachings of John about Jesus as represented in the Gospel of John, the three letters of John, and (perhaps) the book of revelation
Johannine community
The introduction to Johns Gospel, which identifies Jesus as logos and provides the most exalted statement of christology in the New Testament
Prologue of John
A Greek title given to Jesus in the prologue of Johns gospel which has conceptual roots in both Judaism and Hellenistic philosophy and which stresses Jesus’ identity as the self revelation of God.
Logos
The figure who appears repeatedly in the Gospel of John as “the Disciple whom Jesus loved,” traditionally identified as John the apostle.
Beloved Disciple
The first major section of the Gospel of John, which describes a series of signs which reveal Jesus’ glory and call people to faith in Him.
Book of Signs
The second major section of the Gospel of John, made up of his farewell discourse and his “glorification”, a designation in Johannic theology which refers to his passion, resurrection and ascension
Book of Glory
The Jewish religious leader who came to Jesus by night and later aided Joseph of Arimathea with the burial of Jesus.
Nicodemus
The term in John for miracles which reveal Jesus’ glory and call forth faith in him.
“Signs”
Inverse parallelism, a concentric pattern in which a series of things repeats itself in reverse order
Chiasm
Title given to Jesus by John the Baptist, indicating his sacrificial death as the passover lamb and suffering servant of Isaiah
Lamb of God
The first miracle (“signs”) of Johns gospel; Jesus turns water to wine, symbolizing the messianic banquet
Miracle at Cana
The theological perspective of the Gospel of John, which envisions a strict dichotomy between opposing forces of good and evil in the world
Dualism
The climatic miracle in Johns Gospel, which provokes the religious authorities
Raising of Lazarus
Jesus’ teaching following the last supper in John, in which he promises his disciples his continuing presence through the Holy Spirit
Farewell Discourse
A description Jesus gives to the Holy Spirit in his Farewell Discourse in Johns Gospel, meaning “advocate”, “counselor”, or “comforter”
Paraclete
Traditional name given to Jesus’ prayer for his disciples in which he acts as a priestly mediator for them
High-Priestly prayer
The appearance in visible form of God, or a god, to a human being.
Theophany
A phrase meaning “equality of essence or being”. While equal to God the Father in being, Jesus lived in functional subordination to him.
Ontological equality
The Johannine concept that while Jesus was fully equal with God in his being (ontologically), he lived in full submission to and dependence on God
Functional subordination
A term which in John often has the connotation of the evil world system as ruled by Satan
The world
One of Johns favorite expressions for salvation, it refers not only to immortal life that never ends but also to true spiritual life which believers posses in the present
Eternal life
The theological perspective, reflected especially in Johns Gospel, that Gods end time salvation is already a present possession in the life of the believer
Realized eschatology
An individual mentioned by the early church father papias and considered by some to be the author of the Fourth Gosepl. Others consider this another name for John the apostle
John the elder
A small papyrus fragment of the Gospel of John, dated to the early part of the second century and probably the earliest surviving manuscript of any part of the New Testament
John Rylands manuscript
An early heresy which claimed that Jesus was not a real human being but only appeared to have a physical body
Docetism
