Gospel of John Midterm Review CHECKLIST OF TOPICS FOR THE MID-TERM EXAM Page 1 of 3 INTRODUCTION Author Date/Audience Purpose for Writing Key Characteristics John & the Synoptics Theme: “New Creation” CHAPTER 1 Prologue o Wisdom background o Connection with Genesis 1 o Connection with the rest of the Gospel of John o Explain the background behind each verse (vv.1-18) John the Baptist (vv.19-34) o John & Elijah o Historical question concerning Pharisees o Spirit “remaining”
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he shares here in Luke’s Gospel of the prodigal son and the older brother is a story with application and principles which Jesus desired people to grasp and put into action for their everyday living. The purpose of this exegesis/Hermeneutical paper is to convey to the reader that Jesus told the parable of the two sons to teach wisdom from a father’s perspective‚ forgiveness and most importantly the significance of Celebration. Historical The timing of the Gospel of Luke historical writing
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Introduction Gospel of John is a wonderful gospel where one can find various elements included such as I am sayings‚ Jesus talk with various people like Samaritan woman‚ Nicodemus‚ Greeks etc.‚ Christological aspects and the author’s purpose in portraying the divinity of Jesus appears wonderful. The usage of riddles‚ parallelism‚ dualism etc‚ make this gospel unique and different from the synoptics. There are things like wedding at Cana‚ Lazarus narration‚ high priestly prayer are described which
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Lorraine Stone NT 401-FA13-B: Life of Christ (Fall 2013 Online-Section 2) Instructor - Dr. Mark Owens Roberts‚ Mark D. Can We Trust the Gospels? Investigating the Reliability of Matthew‚ Mark‚ Luke‚ and John: Crossway Books 2007. Pp.202 Taking exception to the words of Christ could only be in blatant disagreement with Jesus the Christ himself‚ a spirit of anti-Christ. Is this an over statement as to the importance of the words of Christ
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Recently‚ the center tries to find the effective way to reach out people who need the center’s help and to meet the needs of patients. One way the center spread the gospel to the community is approaching people‚ serving more patients‚ keeping the relationship‚ and meeting their needs. Many underserved populations may not know that the center can help them. Some patients come to the center for help by themselves‚ but most of the time the center reaches out to them. The center goes to grocery stores
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This means that Jesus regularly does this which shows that he is a devout Jew. It was important for him to rest on the Sabbath and go to the synagogue for scripture and teaching on this day. Luke has followed this account with miracle and healing stories depicting Jesus as a compassionate saviour and prophet. Luke arranges the passages in this way in order to ‘write an orderly account’ (1:3) of Jesus’ life and mission. He shows that the presence of the Holy Spirit stays with Jesus and will continue
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According to Socrates‚ the Socratic Gospel is a set of guidelines or values that leads to living the good life. Socrates thinks that these guidelines or propositions will lead us toward the right direction to the attainment of the excellence of the soul. The Socratic Gospel is not like the teachings of the ten commandments or a written like book like the bible‚ they were part of Socrates words which was said during his conviction. Plato happens to be one of Socrates devoted students. He was very
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good news of Jesus Christ‚ the Son of God” Is the first opening line in the Gospel of Mark. The initial passage has already been a representation of good news--delving straight into accounts of the good news which is heavily infused in Mark’s Gospel. Mark who is also known as John Mark‚ depicts a portrait of Jesus that is striking‚ compelling and focused on Jesus’ miracles and divine Sonship. Which is unlike the other Gospels. Mark wrote for an audience of people who most likely were of Gentile descent
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to turn from sin with a heartfelt desire to change and not do it again. b. Biblical Foundation “In the past God overlooked such ignorance‚ but now he commands all people everywhere to repent.” (Acts 17:30). Repentance has opened doors for the gospel and allowed God to fulfill promises such as that in 2nd Chronicles 7:14‚ “If my people‚ who are called by my name‚ will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways‚ then I will hear from heaven and forgive their sin
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The gospels began because of parables and teachings that Jesus had said‚ that were passed down from person to person and through generations by retelling the stories. They originated by passing down traditions of what Jesus did while he was preaching and teachings. The gospels were formed in three stages‚ the first stage of the formation of the Gospels is the teachings and preachings done by Jesus‚ in 30 - 33 AD‚ the second is the Oral Tradition‚ between 33 - 70 AD and the third is the Gospels being
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