John- Introduction

Additional Details

• Author: The Apostle John
• Audience: Jewish and gentile believers
• Original Greek Name: εὐαγγέλιον κατὰ Ἰωάννην
• Translated Hebrew Name: בּשוֹרת יוחנן
• Common English Name: John
• Transliteration: Euangelion kata Ioannen
• Meaning: Gospel of John
• Date Created: c 85-90 CE
• Content Reference Time: c 5 BCE-33 CE
• Key Individuals:
  • Yeshua
  • John the Baptist
  • The disciples
  • Mary
  • Martha
  • Lazarus
  • Mary (Yeshua's mother)
  • Pontius Pilate
  • Mary Magdalene
• Key Themes:
  • The birth and preparation of Yeshua the son of G-d (John 1:1-2:11)
  • The teaching and ministry of Yeshua the son of G-d (John 2:12-12:50)
  • The execution and resurrection of Yeshua the son of G-d (John 13:1-21:25)
• Date Canonized: c 70-170 CE
• Abstract:

  Written much later than the synoptic gospels, John delivers his account of the "good news" to persuade people to believe in Yeshua, the Messiah of Israel, and proclaim that Yeshua is G-d.  John focuses on seven miraculous signs that Messiah performs to validate His authority and divinity to prove this point.  In addition, the book contains Messiah's "I am" statements, His encounters with Nicodemus and the Samaritan woman, and additional details of His last Passover seder with His disciples. John concludes his book with Messiah and His disciples at the shore of the sea of Tiberius.  John observes that there were many other things that Messiah did which, if they were written in detail, even the world itself would not contain the books that would be written.

  In the book of John, Messiah makes seven "I AM" statements:

  1. I AM the bread of life (John 6:35,48)
  2. I AM the light of the world (John 8:12, 9:5)
  3. I AM the gate (John 10:7)
  4. I AM the good shepherd (John 10:11,14)
  5. I AM the resurrection and the life (John 11:25)
  6. I AM the way, the truth, and the life (John 14:6)
  7. I AM the true vine (John 15:1,5)  

   

• Location Created: unknown
• Content Location: Judea, Samaria, Galilee, Bethany, Jerusalem
• Teaches:
  • Messiah Yeshua is the Son of G-d.
  • Yeshua enables us to have eternal life.
  • Yeshua has authority over all of creation.
  • Yeshua would send the Holy Spirit after His ascension.
• Chapters: 21
• Verses: 879