Lesson 11 Flashcards
- What is the sign structure of John? Include explicit details
**2. Signs Structure **
a. Signs Source
Sign = miracles
b. Use of word “sign” (John 2:11; Matt 12:38-39)
1. Synoptics Jesus hides signs
2. John – Jesus uses signs
c. Theory of a sign source (like “Q”)
1. Not majority position
d. 7 Signs in chapters 1-11 (7 signs)
i. 2:1-11 Water into wine
1. First public miracle
2. At a wedding
3. Unique to John
ii. 4:46-54 Healing of the official’s son
iii. 5:1-18 Healing at the pool
1. Unique to John
iv. 6:1-15 Feeding of the 5000
1. Also in synoptics
v. 6:16-21 Walking on water
1. Also in synoptics
vi. 9:1-42 Healing of the blind man
vii. 11:1-57 Raising Lazarus
1. By raising Lazarus from the dead, Jesus gives His own life
2. Jesus is the giver of life
- Discuss the various types of dualism in John’s Gospel.
Johannine Dualism
i. John is particularly focused on vertical dualism
ii. Difference in emphasis and not exclusion
iii. In Synoptics: Primarily horizontal contrast between the two ages (this age and the age to come; “Kingdom of God” language)
iv. In John: primarily vertical contrast between two worlds (the world above and the world below; the world we live in is corrupt with the devil as the ruler, but Jesus comes from above [3:13; 6:38] to be the light of the world)
v. Examples of Vertical Dualism:
1. Light and Darkness,
2. Life and Death,
3. Earthly and Heavenly
4.
vi. Horizontal Dualism in John- 2:4; 7:6; 4:23; 5:25-29.
vii. Does Dualism make John “Gnostic”?
1. Boltman and others have argued that John is Gnostic.
2. John acknowledge Jesus’s physical existence.
3. Jewish text also acknowledges spiritual and physical of the Messiah.
- What are the “I am” statements? Discuss the two categories of “I am” statements.
Jesus and the “I am” statements
i. God (Father) made “I am” statements in OT
**ii. With predicate nominative (I am xxxxx) **
1. Seven “I am” statements that describes Jesus as something
2. Examples (6:35; 9:5; 10:7, 11; 11:25; 14:6; 15:1)
3. Context: times statements with circumstances (e.g., Light of the world, Resurrection, True Vine)
4. Seven “I am” statements; signifies wholeness or completeness of Jesus’ salvation
5. The “I am” statements are within a context that is relevant to the “I am” statement
iii. Without Predicate Nominative (8:57; 4:26; 13:18-19; 18:5-6) (I am)
1. Also occurs seven times (if you count last as a collective since it is merely repeated): 4:26; 6:20; 8:24; 8:28; 8:58; 13:19; 18:5 (18:6; 18:8)
2. 8:58- “Before Abraham was, I am”
3. Some scholars suggest this is an allusion to Ex 3:14 “I am who I am”
a. Identifying Himself with the divine name.
4. But it may refer to other OT passages (Bockum)
a. His is God and there is no other like Him (Monotheism)
b. Deut 32:39; Is 41,43,46,48
c. Emphasizing God’s unique / exclusive divinity
5. Other texts may mean the same thing
a. Jn 4:26; 6:20; 18
What is John’s literary structure
3. Literary structure
Prologue (1:1-1:18)
Book of Signs (1:19-11)
Passion Week (12-20)
Epilogue (21)
