Gospel of John Test #1 Flashcards
Throught the Comparison of the Gospel Chart what does Matthew represent?
Jesus is mighty king
Throught the Comparison of the Gospel Chart who is Matthew written to?
The Jews
Throught the Comparison of the Gospel Chart in Matthew the author is?
The teacher
Throught the Comparison of the Gospel Chart does Matthew have genealogy?
Yes
Throught the Comparison of the Gospel Chart Matthew’s accound is?
Theological
Throught the Comparison of the Gospel Chart what does Mark represent?
Jesus is lowly servant
Throught the Comparison of the Gospel Chart Mark is written to?
The Romans
Throught the Comparison of the Gospel Chart the author of Mark is?
the preacher
Throught the Comparison of the Gospel Chart is there a genealogy for Mark?
no
Throught the Comparison of the Gospel Chart Mark’s accound is?
Chronological
Throught the Comparison of the Gospel Chart what does Luke represent?
Jesus is ideal man
Throught the Comparison of the Gospel Chart Luke is written to?
the Greeks
Throught the Comparison of the Gospel Chart the author of Luke is?
the historian
Throught the Comparison of the Gospel Chart does Luke have a genealogy?
yes
Throught the Comparison of the Gospel Chart Luke’s account is?
anthropological
Throught the Comparison of the Gospel Chart John represents?
Jesus is divine Son
Throught the Comparison of the Gospel Chart John is written to?
the world
Throught the Comparison of the Gospel Chart who is the author of John?
the theologian
Throught the Comparison of the Gospel Chart is there an genealogy in John?
no
Throught the Comparison of the Gospel Chart John’s account is?
theanthropic
Which book of the Bible is the simplest of books to understand yet the most profound?
John
What does the Gospel of John speaks about?
- Speaks of salvation
- Deals with the past
- Presents Christ with the Prophet
- The cross
What do the Epistles of John speak about?
- Speaks of sanctification
- deals with the present
- Presents Christ the Priest
- the koinonia (fellowship)
What does the Revelation of John speak about?
- Speaks of glorification
- Deals with the future
- Presents Christ the King
- And the crown
What is the twofold prupose of the Gospel?
- Believe-that Jesus is the Son of God
2. Live-personal salvation
What are the 8eight key words in the Gospel?
- Believe
- Life
- Sign
- I am
- Truth
- Knowing (from believing)
- Witness
- Father
What are the eight signature miricles in the Gospel?
- Turning Water into wine
- healing the nobleman’s son
- Healing of the lame man
- feeding of the 5,000
- Jesus walking on the water
- Healing of the blind man
- raising lazarus from the dead
- Miraculous catch of fish
What are the 8 eight great “I am’s”
- “I am the bread”
- “I am the Light”
- “I am the door”
- “I am the good shepherd”
- “I am the resurrection and life”
- “I am the way, truth, and life”
- “I am the vine”
- “I am the ‘I am’”
what are the eight 8 great wintesses in the Gospel?
- Witness of God the Father
- Wintesses of the Son
- Wintess of the Holy Spirit
- Wintess of the Spirit
- Wintess of the WORKS of Jesus
- Wintess of the Baptist
- Wintess of the disciples
- Wintess of changed lives
What do the Gnostics believe? there are 5 things
- that knowledge is superior to virtue
- that non-litral sense of scripture of the Bible is true and can only be interpretation of the elito or priesthood.
- Evil in the world precludes God being the only creator
- that incarnation is impossible becasue God would not unit himself with the flesh
- denies the resurrection of flesh no resurrected Christ denying fundamental truth.
who are the scholars who have had influence in Johannine scholarship?
- John Ryland
Know the message of the saying “i am” statemnet
“I am” in Greek is (ego Ame) which is “I, I am” so it litrally means that God is the “I, I am”
Who called John a “spiritual Gospel”?
Clement and Alexandria
What was Kostenbergers’s view on the state of Johannine scholarship?
- historical continuity
- setting of John’s Gospel is early first century history
- question of authorhsip, date, intro material must be reopened
- john’s theology (Christology) reflects later thought then John
- Author of Gospel is not an eyewitness.
What does the “Old Look” talk about?
- Gospel of John depends on sources
- John’s background and date was not Jewish but Greek
- John can not be taken serious as history
who is the author of John and his saveral names
John of Zebedee is the author and he is called
- Apostle
- disciple Jesus loved
- one of the 12
- one of the 7
What is the background of the word “logos” in John’s Gospel
logos in greek interprets to mean exactly “word”.
Word or Logos is basically an umbrella that hold the words
-Son/God/Man
-Lamb
-Messiah
-Christ
underneath so Logos means ALL of those words
the BACKGROUND of the word Logos is
-Greek Philosophy
-Personified Wisdom
-The Word of God in the Old Testament
What is the major emphases on the book of John?
portraying Jesus as Son of God
What is the approximate date of John?
Sometime after A.D 70
What is the precise purpose of John?
to present the Gospel of Christ
Why is Rudolf Bultmann significant?
he was most influential scholar
Why was David Strauss significant?
he wrote the book “Myth” and said gospels were a myth
What does the “New Look” talk about?
- It was trustworth and accurate.
- conclusion gained ground that John’s gospel Jewish then Greek ground.
1. Historical continuity
2. setting of John’s gospel is early 1st century history
3. questions of authorship, date, introductory material must be reopened
Know Kostenberger’s view of replacing Israel and (Mr. Hogan’s)
Kostenberger thinks that the Church has replaced Israel, Hogan thinks that is false (as well as the school and anyone who believes Dispensationalism)
What was John Calvin’s reception of the forth Gospel?
calvin thought John showed Jesus’ soul and not his body.
How did Bultmann specifically deal with the fourth gospel?
Bultmann was a skeptic, he wrote a commentary of John. he was the one that wanted to demythologize the book
What are the divisions of the book of John from Koestenberger?
the divisions are prologue, book of signs, book of glory, epilogue
Know introductory material about John
Ephesus years 85-95
Know Burge’s keys to interpreting
- Examine the original text of the passage
- Examine the literary context and pattern of thought in the passage
- Examine the best academic studies on the passage
- Examine how John uses words
- Examine the cultural contextof the passage