John's Structure

Question 1

Geographical Structure of John (8)

Answer 1

1. Judea 1:19-42
2. Galilee 1:43-2:12
3. Judea 2:13-3:36
4. Galilee 4:1-54
5. Judea 5:1-15
6. Galilee 5:16-7:13
7. Judea 7:14-20:31
8. Galilee 21:1-21

Question 2

John’s Literary Structure (4)

Answer 2

Prologue 1:18
Book of Signs 1:19-11:57
Book of the Passion 12:1-20:31
Epilogue 21:1-25

Question 3

What are the 7 signs (miracles) of John?

Answer 3

1. Water into wine (2:1-11)
2. Healing of Official’s son (4:45-54)
3. Healing at the Pool (5:1-18)
4. Feeding of 5,000 (6:1-15)
5. Walking on Water (6:16-21)
6. Healing of Blind man (9:1-42)
7. Raising of Lazarus (11:1-57)

Question 4

Major Themes of John

Answer 4

1. Christology
2. Soteriology
3. Biblical Theology

Question 5

John’s Christology - 5 Points

Answer 5

1. Jesus is the One and Only God.
2. Jesus is the Creator
3. Jesus is the Son of God
4. Jesus, with the Father, sends the Spirit.
5. Jesus and the I AM statements

Question 6

3 ways we see the divinity of the Spirit in John 14.

Answer 6

1. Spirit is sent by both Father and Son
2. Spirit is called “another Helper”
3. Spirit will be with His people forever and is the equivalent of Jesus’s presence.

Question 7

Does Jesus randomly say the 7 I am statements?

Answer 7

No, He says them in context of the surrounding circumstances.

Question 8

How many times does Jesus say “I AM” without a predicate nominative?

Answer 8

7 Times.

Question 9

How many times does Jesus make “I AM” statements with predicate nominatives?

Answer 9

7 times.

Question 10

What are the 7 I AM statements (which are the ones with predicate nominatives)?

Answer 10

1. Bread of Life
2. Light of World
3. The Door
4. Good Shepherd
5. Resurrection and Life
6. The Way, Truth, and Life
7. True Vine

Question 11

What is the dualism in John’s gospel?

Answer 11

Vertical Dualism/Contrast.

Question 12

What is vertical dualism?

Answer 12

A contrast between two worlds (world above, world below.)

Question 13

Example of Vertical Dualism in John

Answer 13

1. Light and Darkness
2. Life and Death
3. Earthly and Heavenly

Question 14

Does John talk about Horizontal Dualism?

Answer 14

Yes, in texts such as John 2:4, 4:23, 5:25-29, 7:6.

Question 15

Who believed that John’s Dualism made it Gnostic?

Answer 15

Bultmann

Question 16

What discovery proved that John is not Gnostic?

Answer 16

The Qumran discovery

Question 17

God’s Sovereignty in Salvation in John

Answer 17

1. Sovereign and Gracious Work of God.
2. Mysterious work of the Spirit determines salvation (1:13, 3:8)
3. Christ chooses those who receive life.

Question 18

3 Teachings of John’s Biblical Theology

Answer 18

1. Jesus is the fulfillment of the Temple.
2. Jesus is the fulfillment of Israel’s Festivals.
3. Jesus is the fulfillment of Israel’s History.

Question 19

How does John show that Jesus is the fulfillment of the Temple?

Answer 19

1. He tabernacles among us in John 1:14
2. He says destroy this temple and I will raise it up in 3 days referring to Himself in 2:19
3. The woman at the well and Temple worship in John 4:21-23 with woman at well.

Question 20

What two festivals does John show Jesus fulfilling?

Answer 20

Passover in John 1:29 and 19:36
Feast of Booths in 7:37

Question 21

3 Ways John shows Jesus fulfilling Israel’s History

Answer 21

1. Jesus is Jacob’s Ladder in John 1:51
2. Jesus is the Bronze Serpent in John 3:14-15
3. Jesus is the Bread from Heaven in John 6:32

Question 22

Three Main Theological Themes are in John?

Answer 22

Christology, Soteriology, Biblical Theology