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Gospel of John

Type: Writing
Subtype: Gospel

Alternate Labels

John, Gospel of
John, the Gospel of
John, Gospel According to
John
The Gospel of John
The Gospel According to John
Book of John
John, Book of
Gospel According to John
John, the Gospel According to

Web Links

Key Passages

Category Descriptions

Reading List

Overview

Keys to John | The Books of the Bible Made Easy
John | Holman Bible Handbook
John | Holman Concise Bible Commentary
John | The Bible Guide
John | The Bible Reader’s Companion
John, the Gospel According To | Harper’s Bible Dictionary
John, Gospel Of | Holman Illustrated Bible Dictionary

Outline

Outline of contents | New Bible Dictionary
Outline | The Bible Knowledge Commentary
Brief Outline | The Books of the Bible Made Easy
Outline | Holman Bible Handbook
Purpose and Theology | Holman Concise Bible Commentary
Outline | Wiersbe’s Expository Outlines on the New Testament
Content Outline of John | The Bible Reader’s Companion
Outline of Contents | Harper’s Bible Dictionary
Outline | Holman Illustrated Bible Dictionary

Contents

Outline | The Bible Guide
Content | Holman Illustrated Bible Dictionary

Origin

Authorship

Authorship | New Bible Dictionary
Authorship | The Bible Knowledge Commentary
Author | The Books of the Bible Made Easy
Authorship and Date | Holman Bible Handbook
Authorship and Date | Holman Concise Bible Commentary
Who Wrote John’s Gospel? | The Bible Guide
Date and Authorship | The Bible Reader’s Companion
Authorship and Date | Harper’s Bible Dictionary
Author | Holman Illustrated Bible Dictionary

Date

Provenance and Date | New Bible Dictionary
Date. | The Bible Knowledge Commentary
Date | The Books of the Bible Made Easy
Authorship and Date | Holman Bible Handbook
Authorship and Date | Holman Concise Bible Commentary
Date and Authorship | The Bible Reader’s Companion
Authorship and Date | Harper’s Bible Dictionary

Purpose

Purpose | New Bible Dictionary
Purpose. | The Bible Knowledge Commentary
Background and Purpose | The Books of the Bible Made Easy
Purpose and Theology | Holman Bible Handbook
Purpose and Theology | Holman Concise Bible Commentary

Background

Historical Context

The Background of Thought | New Bible Dictionary
John, the Gospel According To | Harper’s Bible Dictionary
Context | Holman Illustrated Bible Dictionary

Location

Place of Origin. | The Bible Knowledge Commentary

Objects

Geography

Where the Action Takes Place | The Bible Reader’s Companion

Canon

Relationship

Distinct from Synoptics | Holman Illustrated Bible Dictionary

Placement

Relation to the Synoptic Gospels | New Bible Dictionary
The Four Gospels | The Bible Guide
Purpose | Holman Illustrated Bible Dictionary

Historicity

History and Interpretation in John | New Bible Dictionary

Authenticity

External Attestation | New Bible Dictionary

Form

Text

Textual problems and source criticism | New Bible Dictionary
The Text | The Bible Knowledge Commentary

Style

John’s Distinctive Portrait. | The Bible Knowledge Commentary
Literary Form | Holman Bible Handbook
Literary Form | Holman Concise Bible Commentary
The Distinctiveness of the Fourth Gospel | Harper’s Bible Dictionary
Language and Style | Harper’s Bible Dictionary

Structure

Structure and theological content | New Bible Dictionary
The Structure and Theme. | The Bible Knowledge Commentary
The Signs in Johns Gospel | Wiersbe’s Expository Outlines on the New Testament
Theological Outline of John | The Bible Reader’s Companion

Meaning

Theme

The Theme of the Gospel | Wiersbe’s Expository Outlines on the New Testament
Faith and Unbelief in John’s Gospel | Wiersbe’s Expository Outlines on the New Testament

Emphases

The Glory of the Fourth Gospel. | The Bible Knowledge Commentary
The Structure and Theme. | The Bible Knowledge Commentary
Major Theme | The Books of the Bible Made Easy
Theological and Ethical Significance | Holman Bible Handbook
Theological and Ethical Significance | Holman Concise Bible Commentary
The ‘I Am’ Sayings of Jesus | The Bible Guide

Interpretation

History and Interpretation in John | New Bible Dictionary

Theology

The theological content | New Bible Dictionary
Purpose and Theology | Holman Bible Handbook
Purpose and Theology | Holman Concise Bible Commentary
Christ in John’s Gospel | Wiersbe’s Expository Outlines on the New Testament
Theological Themes in John’s Gospel | The Bible Reader’s Companion
The seven “I am’s” | Exploring the New Testament

Spiritual Content

Questions for Reflection | Holman Bible Handbook
Questions for Reflection | Holman Concise Bible Commentary

Additional Informtion

Bibliography

Bibliography | New Bible Dictionary
Bibliography | The Bible Knowledge Commentary
Sources for Additional Study | Holman Bible Handbook
Sources for Additional Study | Holman Concise Bible Commentary
Bibliography | Harper’s Bible Dictionary

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