JOHN: THE GREAT EXPLANATION

John 20.30-31 - Aim and Purpose - “These were written so that…”

A. Eternal Life

B. Faith in Christ (used 98 times as a verb, never as a noun)

C. Word of God (Communication) (Hebrews 1.1,2)

1. Relation to God

2. Relation to Creation

3. Relation to Man and Humanity

D. The Son Manifested to the World (1.19-34)

F. Witness Theme:

4.39 - Samaritan

5.36 - Works

5.37 - Father

5.39 - Scriptures

15.26 - Holy Spirit

15.27 - Disciples

19.35 - Gospel

F. Seven Signs

1. 2. 1-11 - Changing the Water to Wine

2. 4.46-54 - Healing the Officer’s Son

3. 5. 2- 9 - Healing the Cripple of 38 years

4. 6. 4-13 - Feeding of the 5,000

5. 6.16-21 - Walking on the Water

6. 9. 1- 7 - Healing of the Blind

7. 11. 1-44 - Raising of Lazarus

G. Dialogues and Discourses

1. 3.1-15 - Nicodemus

2. 4.2ff - The Samaritan Woman

3. 7.8 - Jewish Authorities - 7.28,29; 8.28,29; 8.59

H. Claims of Jesus

1. 6.25-28 - The Bread of Life

2. 8.12 - The Light of the World

3. 10.7,9 - The Open Door

4. 10.11 - The Good Shepherd

5. 11.25 - The Resurrection

I. Development of Faith in the Disciples, chps. 13-17

J. Consummation of Unbelief in Israel - chps. 18-19

1. Arrest of Christ - 18.1-11

2. Trials of Christ - 18.12 - 19.26

3. Ecclesiastical Jews - 18.12-27

4. The Civil Trial - 18.28 - 19.16

5. The Death of Christ - 19.17-42

K. Consummation of Faith in The Disciples

1. Chapter 22

2. Apostles at The Tomb - 20.1-10

3. Appearance of The Lord - 22.11-29

4. Close and Purpose of The Narrative - 20.30-33

L. Manifestation of The Word for the Correction of Unbelief and the Confirmation of Faith

1. Christ and Seven Apostles - 21.1-4

2. Christ and the Two Apostles - 21.15-23

a. Peter and John - 15-23

b. John’s Conclusion - 24 - 25

James Strauss, Lincoln, IL 62656