Named Scripture
In the spirit of enhancing communications between Christians who speak of scripture by chapter and verse and those who speak of names and liturgical use, this list provides names with Verbum and Wikipedia links.
Book of Glory (Book of Exultation)
The Book of Glory refers to the second major section in the Gospel according to John. It includes the Last Supper, the Farewell Discourses, the Passion, and the Resurrection. Some include the epilogue in the Book of Glory.
- John 13:1–20:31
- Book of Glory | Dictionary of Jesus and the Gospels
Book of Signs
The Book of Signs refers to the first of two major sections in the Gospel according to John. The section narrated seven miracles (signs).
- John 1:19-12:50
- Book of Signs | Dictionary of Jesus and the Gospels
- Book of Signs | Wikipedia
The seven signs are usually identified as:
- 1. Changing water into wine at Cana (John 2:1–11)
- 2. Healing the royal official’s son in Capernaum (John 4:46–54)
- 3. Healing the paralytic at Bethesda (John 5:1–15)
- 4. Feeding the 5000 (John 6:5–14)
- 5. Jesus walking on water (John 6:16–24)
- 6. Healing the man blind from birth (John 9:1–7)
- 7. The raising of Lazarus (John 11:1–45)
Great I am’s (with predicates)
Seven sayings in emphatic form used in the Gospel of John by Jesus to refer to himself by role in salvation.
- I am the Bread of Life (John 6:35)
- I am the Light of the World (John 8:12)
- I am the Door (John 10:9)
- I am the Good Shepherd (John 10:11,14)
- I am the Resurrection and the Life (John 11:25)
- I am the Way and the Truth and the Life (John 14:6)
- I am the Vine (John 15:1,5)
- divine identity Christology | Dictionary of Jesus and the Gospels, Second Edition
- I am (biblical term) | Wikipedia
Great I am’s (without predicates)
Seven sayings of Jesus expressing His divine identity, the basis of his role in salvation.
- John 4:26
- John 6:20
- John 8:24
- John 8:28
- John 8:58
- John 13:19
- John 18:5 (repeated Jn 18:6, 8)
- divine identity Christology | Dictionary of Jesus and the Gospels, Second Edition
- I am (biblical term) | Wikipedia
Hymn to the Word (Prologue to John, Last Gospel)
This hymn is known as the Last Gospel as it is used at the end of the Tridentine Mass.
- John 1:1-18
- Last Gospel: John 1:1-14
- The Last Gospel | The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volumes I–XV
- Last Gospel | Wikipedia
Jesus and the Woman Taken in Adultery (Pericope Adulterae)
The concensus is that this passage is a third century interpolation which became widespread in the fourth century. It remains in most contemporary translations but with a footnote.
- John 7:53-8:11
- Pericope Adulterae | The Lexham Bible Dictionary
- Factbook | Pericope Adulterae
- Jesus and the woman taken in adultery | Wikipedia
Johannine Comma (Comma Johanneum)
This triune interpolated phrase is first included Latin manuscripts of the fifth-seventh century although it is quoted by early church fathers earlier.
- 1 John 5:7-8
- Johannine Comma | The Lexham Bible Dictionary
- Factbook | Johannine Comma
- Johannine Comma | Wikipedia
Prayer of Manasseh
This penitential prayer is sometimes treated as the final chapter of 2 Chronicles. It is usually treated as a deuterocanonical book.
- Prayer of Manasseh 1–15
- Manasseh, Prayer of | The Eerdmans Dictionary of Early Judaism
- Factbook | Prayer of Manasseh
- Prayer of Manasseh | Wikipedia
Betrothal type-scene
Bread of life discourse
Epilogue of John
Farewell discourses
Farewell type-scene
John 3:16
Man Born Blind
Passion narrative according to John
Raising of Lazarus
Recognition type-scene
Seven Signs (of John)
Woman at the Well
Woman at the well type-scene (Meeting at the well)
Covenant code
Great commandment (Greatest commandment)
Great commission
Holiness code
Law of Moses
Mitzvoth
New Testament household codes
Noahide law (Seven laws of Moses)
Pauline privilege
Priestly code
Seven rabbinic mitzvot
Six constant mitzvot
Ten ethical commandments
Ten ritual commandments
Unforgivable sin
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