What are the significant theological themes in the Gospel of john and how may I apply these themes to my contemporary setting? The major theological themes in the Gospel of John are faith‚ eternal life‚ resurrection‚ the relationship between God and his son Jesus and discipleship. In my post for week 5 I talked about how in John the relationship between God and his son Jesus was immediately explained in the first Chapter. They did not go over his birth account in John rather what his purpose and
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The Gospel of Luke is one of the three synoptic gospels as part of the New Testament‚ the others written by Matthew and Mark. The reason they are called synoptic is because they have many similarities‚ all-describing events of the same era in their own facts and religious interpretations. The Gospel of Luke is an account of the life of Jesus from his birth‚ teachings‚ death and resurrection. His systemized account depends on the eyewitnesses of the resurrection of Jesus and his earliest disciples
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Signs/Miracles Paper Jeffrey Kerns BIBL 323 This paper will cover the eight great sign miracles that Jesus performed amd recorded in the Gospel of John. First Sign/Miracle Turning Water into Wine: This miracle was performed at the wedding at Cana. 1 On the third day a wedding took place at Cana in Galilee. Jesus’ mother was there‚ 2 and Jesus and his disciples had also been invited to the wedding. 3 When the wine was gone‚ Jesus’ mother said to him‚ “They have no
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The gospel of Luke was written to Jews and Gentiles with a focus on the outcast/ the poor. Its overall purpose is “following Jesus‚ the savior of the world”. The resurrection encounters in the gospel of Luke is appealing especially considering the audience of Luke. Luke’s style of reporting the encounters of the resurrection fits well his purpose as he is trying to convince his audience to “follow Jesus‚ the savior of the world”. Jesus is not only the savior of Jews‚ but of the world and that world
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The Church and the Gospels of Matthew and Luke The four authors that wrote about Jesus life and ministry tell the same story in different ways. There are many stories about Jesus and not any one of the apostles told everything that was wrote about Jesus and his life. Even the content about the same story had many different details. I have picked to gospel accounts about Jesus to compare. The two apostles that I picked will compare Luke and Matthew. They both wrote about the same event
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in blues and gospel music. Identified in early times‚ blues and gospel music has been considered the anchor of many genres of music and the hope of African American’s during their times of oppression. Blues‚ established in the secular world of heartache and pain‚ is sometimes considered “feel good music”. Past and current personal struggles are significant in shaping the lyrics for a blues song. With the sound of its heavy blues guitar and its relateable lyrics‚ blues‚ just like gospel can open up
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The Gospel of Luke was written prior to 70 A.D. This is certain due to the fact that Luke never mentions the destruction of temple from 70 A.D. Luke wrote his Gospel after his removal from Greece to Rome. (Reicke‚ 1964) Luke himself wrote the authorship of the Gospel of Luke. Luke’s name was only mentioned three times in the Bible‚ therefore there are not a lot of details about who Luke actually is. Luke is a very uncommon name in the Greek language. (Hayes‚ 1913 )The three accounts of Luke mention
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A Compare and Contrast of the Christ of the Gospels with the Christ of Contemporary Times The Christ of the Gospels has developed into a different image in contemporary society over time. Feminists are among the most prominent group of the contemporaries that views problems with the Christ of the Gospel and has since created their own image of who Jesus Christ is and why He existed. The primary issues with the Christ of the Gospels identified are; the language represented in traditional Christology
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In the fourth Gospel‚ as the Gospel of John is usually known‚ a long prayer follows the farewell discourses. This prayer is also usually designated as the "high priestly prayer" of Jesus. John surrounds this prayer of several chapters‚ which describe Jesus’ preparation to His way to the Cross. John affirms that this preparation begins by the footwashing‚ which shows the disciples the ministry of servanthood Jesus expected from them (Jn 13: 1 – 20). Then‚ in the first farewell discourse‚ Jesus gives
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PORTRAIT OF JESUS ACCORDING TO THE GOSPEL OF JOHN Prologue: The Gospel according to John presents Jesus as the eternal Word of God who ’became a human being and lived among us’. John has portrayed Jesus as the promised Saviour‚ the Son of God and that those who believe in him and have faith in him will have life (20:31). John’s Gospel and the Book of Genesis both begin with the words ’in the beginning’. The Word is said to be God and with God. The existence of the Word precedes creation and through
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