JOHN Flashcards
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13 Jesus washes his disciples feet
Jesus says its a symbol of his life’s purpose
to reveal God’s nature as a being of self-giving love
to become a servant and die for the sins of the world
13.34 Love one another as I have loved you
act of loving generosity are to be the hallmark of jesus followers
prologue
1.1-3
introductory poem
in the beginning was the word and the word was with god and the word was god
- allusion to genesis 1 in the beginning was the word
words are distinct from a person
but are thier embodiment/their will
Jesus was god’s tabernacle in our midst
one true god consists of the father and the son
purpose
20.31
so that you may come to believe that jesus is the messiah
2-4
jewish institution
-wine/Isaiah 25.6 (great wine)
FIRST OF JESUS SIGN: GENORISITY OF JESUS KINGDOM
- temple 3 (destruction and rising allusion to resurrection)
HIS COMING SACRIFICIAL DEATH IS THE COMING OF HEAVEN AND EARTH (TEMPLE SYMBOL) - rabbi nicodemus israel needs a new <3/life
“NO ONE CAN EXPERIENE GOD’S KINGDOM WITHOUT BEING BORN AGAIN” 3.3
-samaritan water metaphor for himself bringer of life (eternal)
JESUS IS THE REALITY TO WHICH THESE INSTITUTIONS POINT TO
5-10
jewish sacred feasts/day
5- sabbath (god=father=blashphemy) healing paralysed
6- 5000:Jesus= eternal life/ bread of life
7- 10a tabernacles retelling of israels wanderings 7.37 if anyone is thirst let them come to me and drink - life saving gift of god 8.12 I am the light of the world - god's illuminating presence
10b hannukkah= rededication
10.30 I AND THE FATHER ARE ONE
11-12
raising of lazarus jeru= death sentence
selfless sacrifice foreshadows jesus love on the cross
Jesus titles
x7 1.19-51 lamb of god son of god rabbi jesus of nazareth son of man messiah king of israel - supported by stories in ch2-12
2-12 basic pattern
jesus performs a sign/make a claim
= misunderstanding/controversy
people have to make a choice about who Jesus is
BARRET
Jesus reveals not a secondary deity but Most High God
Yet he is Deuw Revelatus; not the whole abyss of the Godhead but God known
13
the last supper
washing of the feet “to reveal god’s nature as a being of self giving love”
- becoming a servant and dying for others
great command “love one another as I have loved you”
ASHTON
Jesus comes from God and does the work of God
- in Jesus not just through him
LINDAR
the word logos derived from hellenistic philosophy implied a word of ideas that is self existent and separate from the world of creation by in impassible gulf
- gnostics: christ not as really human only appeared so DOCETIC
son of man- dan7
Jesus Arrest
18 a ironic climax- reveals power when he gives up his life I am ego eimai- greek name for the god's covenant name Exodus and Isaiah I am x7 - the bread of life - the light of the world - the gate for the sheep - the resurrection - the true vine - the good shepherd - the way the life the truth
crucifixion
18b-19
my kingdom is not from this world
- kingdom is for this world but not derived from it
- revealed throug upside down kingdom
- epitomised by cross
- Jesus conquers evil by letting evil conquer him and gain victory through an act of self giving love
signs
1- wine 2- healing boy 3- paralysed man 4- feeding of 5000 5-blind 11-lazarus 20- resurrection
