Theme 5: "Book of Signs"

Question 1

5.1 – In which chapters of Jn is the revelation of zôê (= life in Greek) concentrated?

Answer 1

1. CHAPTERS 2-6
2. not βιος
3. zôê emphasizes “eternal life” (αἰωνιος = eternal)
4. A – N.B. zôê refers to “eternal life” in an analogical way

Question 2

5.2 – Who opposes the “life” in the “book of the signs”?

Answer 2

the JEWS

Question 3

5.3 – What threat is opposed to “life”?

Answer 3

the Threat of DEATH

Question 4

5.4 – Which two verbs express the threat against the life?

Answer 4

1. ἀποθνήσκω– to die [21 - 29 times]
2. ἀποκτείνω – to kill [9 to 12 times]

[θάνατος – death] – this is not a verb
[5 to 8 times]

Question 5

5.5 – In the “book of the signs,” what event signals the moment of crisis?

Answer 5

1. the Bread of Life discourse (ch. 6)
2. there Jesus not only asks for faith in Him but also affirms with clarity that to have life one must eat His flesh and drink His blood

Question 6

5.6.1 – What requirement of Jesus is not accepted?

Answer 6

that to have eternal life one must eat His flesh and drink His blood [Jn. 6:48-58]

Question 7

5.6.2 – Who is it that does not accept it?

Answer 7

many of His disciples [Jn. 6:66]

Question 8

5.7.1 – What name is given to the group of those who do not follow Jesus any more?

Answer 8

rabbim (πολλοι)

Question 9

5.7.2 – To whom is that name applied in Daniel 8-12?

Answer 9

to those who are faithful to the Lord

Question 10

5.7.3 – To whom is that name applied in the Rule of the Community of Qumran?

Answer 10

to the members of the community

Question 11

5.8 – Which group of people accepts the proposal of Jesus?

Answer 11

the Twelve

Question 12

5.9 – What is the technical term used by Jn to indicate that group?

Answer 12

1. δώδεκα ? (the Twelve)

2. ???

Question 13

5.10 – Who speaks in the name of the group?

Answer 13

Peter

Question 14

5.11 – Into what two parts can we divide the “book of the signs”?

Answer 14

1. [2-6:21] – Proclamation of Life

2. [6:22-12] – Threat of Death

Question 15

5.12 – Who is called by the name “Jews” in Jn?

Answer 15

ALL who Enjoyed AUTHORITY among the Hebrew people

principally the Pharisees, Scribes, and Sanhedrin.

Question 16

5.13 – Can one speak of johannine “anti-judaism”? (cf. PBC 2001).

Answer 16

1. NO
2. Jn uses the term “Jews” according to the typically accepted use of the ancient world, that is, to indicate those who had authority, and not according to the modern usage which indicates the whole people
3. it should also be noted that Jn clearly recognizes that salvation comes from the Jews [cf. Jn 4,22] and that Christ died for all