Gospel of John Bible Study Resources

Gospel of John Bible Study Resources

Everything you need to kick start your study of the Gospel of John: maps, charts, key words, history, background, outlines, and links to help you study.

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Gospel of John Basics

• Author: The Apostle John, son of Zebedee.
• Who was John?
• Date: between 70-100 AD; probably 80-85
• Audience: believers (probably outside of Palestine)
• Purpose: that you might believe (John 20:31).
• Jesus nicknamed John and his brother James “Sons of Thunder”.
• John appears to have been a disciple of John the Baptist before Jesus called him (John 1:19-61).
• John was exiled to the Island of Patmos by the Romans. He was the last surviving apostle and the only one not martyred.

Gospel of John Structure

• 1:1-18 – Prologue
• 1:1-12:50 – “The Book of Signs”
• Summary Statement: 12:44-50
• 13:1-20:31 – The Book of Glory” or “the Book of Passion”
• Teaching his disciples – 13:1-17:26
• Death/Resurrection – 18:1-20:29
• Summary Statement: 20:30-31
• 21:1-25 – Epilogue

Unique to John’s Gospel

• Virtually all of Chapters 1-5
• Jesus is called Lamb of God (1:29); Son of God (1:34; 1:49); Rabbi (1:38); Messiah (1:41) and king of Israel (1:49).
• Various miracles; John has only 2 miracles found in the Synoptics (feeding of the 5000 and Jesus walking on water)
• “I am” sayings
• Resurrection of Lazarus
• Most of John 7-11 and 14-17
• Extended dialogues (e.g. woman at the well) and discourses (e.g. John 17)

What John omits

• Infancy narratives
• Narrative parables
• Demon exorcisms
• Healings of lepers
• Tax collectors
• Sadducees’
• The temptations of Jesus
• The Transfiguration
• Any version of the Sermon on the Mount
• The institution of the Lord’s Supper
• Many of Jesus’ pithy sayings
• Only 2 mentions of the kingdom of God (John 3:3-5; John 18:36).

Gospel of John Themes:

• “I go to the one who sent me”: John 7:33; John 8:31; John 13:1; John 13:3; John 13:36; John 14:3; John 14:12; John 14:19; John 14:28; John 14:30; John 16:5-7; John 16:16; John 16:28; John 17:11; John 17:13.
• Hiding and seek: verb ‘to seek’ used 34x: John 1:38; John 6:24; John 6:26; John 7:11; John 7:34; John 8:21; John 11:56; John 13:33; John 18:7 John 20:5. Verb ‘to find’ used 19x: 3 times to people finding Jesus: John 1:41; John 1:45; John 6:25; John 1:43; John 2:14; John 5:14; John 7:34; John 9:25; John 11:17. Jesus withdrawals and escapes hostility: John 4:3; John 5:13; John 6:15; John 7:30; John 8:59; John 10:39; John 11:54. John 5:13; John 6:25.
• Many references to Jews seeking to kill Jesus: John 5:18; John 7:1; John 7:19; John 7:20; John 7:25; John 7:35; John 8:37; John 8:40; John 10:39; John 11:8.
• Use of metaphorical language (e.g. John 2:19; John 3:3; John 4:11; John 4:32)
• Use of riddles (e.g. John 10:1-5; John 15:1-17; John 16:18-25).
• Jesus has and mediates eternal life (e.g. John 3:16; John 3:36; John 4:14; John 5:24; John 6:68).
• Jesus is the supreme revelation of God: Light (23x); Truth (25x); Glory (41x).

John’s “I Am” Sayings

• Form 1: “I am X”
• I am the bread of life: John 6:35; John 6:48
• I am the light of the world: John 8:12; John 9:5
• I am the door of the sheep: John 10:7
• I am the good shepherd: John 10:11
• I am the true vine: John 15:1
• I am the resurrection and the life: John 11:25
• I am the way the truth and the life: John 14:6

• Form 2: “I am he”
• I who speak to you am he: John 4:26
• It is I; don’t be afraid: John 6:20
• You will die in your sins unless you believe that I am: John 8:12
• When you have lifted up the Son of man then you will know that I am: John 8:28
• Truly Truly I say to you before Abraham was, I am: John 8:58
• I am he: John 18:5-6

Genre: Understanding the Gospels

Section 1: Background

Background & Outlines

John Study NASB Text

Introduction to New Testament Jewish Groups

Bible Atlas: Nazareth

Bible Atlas: Galilee

Bible Atlas: Jerusalem

Bible Atlas: Bethlehem

Bible Atlas: Bethany Beyond Jordan

Blue Letter Bible: Chronology of Acts/Epistles

Biblehub: Chronology of John

List of the miracles of Jesus

Overview of the Book by Ray C Stedman

Blue Letter Bible: John Overview

Author, Date, Background by John MacArthur

ESV: Introduction to John

ESV: The Global Message of John

NIV: Introduction to John

Ligonier: Introduction to the Gospels

Ligonier: Introduction to John

David Malick (Bible.org): Introduction To The Gospel Of John

James van Dine: Analysis of John

Section 2: Maps

Maps from Holman Bible Atlas

Rome’s Emergence as a World Power

Early Rome

Roman Expansion in the 3rd & 2nd centuries BCE

Civil Wars amidst Roman Expansion in 1st century BCE

Roman Empire in the Age of Augustus

Romans, Palestine, and Herod the Great

Roman Rule in Palestine 63-40 BCE

The Kingdom of Herod the Great

Herod’s Building Program

The World of Jesus

The Division of Herod’s Kingdom

Palestine under the Herods

Palestine in the Time of Jesus (1)

Palestine in the Time of Jesus (2)

Qumran and the Dead Sea Scrolls

The Life and Ministry of Jesus

Jesus’ Birth and Early Childhood

The Birth, Childhood, and Baptism of Jesus

John the Baptist

Galilee in the Time of Jesus

Jesus’ Ministry in Galilee and Journey to Jerusalem

The Ministry of Jesus around the Sea of Galilee

The Ministry of Jesus beyond Galilee

Jesus’ Ministry according to John

Jesus’ Journeys from Galilee to Judea

Jesus in Judea and Jerusalem

Jerusalem in the New Testament Period

The Passion Week in Jerusalem

Maps from Bible-History.com

New Testament World

Israel in New Testament Times

Herod the Great’s Kingdom

Herod’s Kingdom Divided

Herod’s Temple

Jerusalem at the time of Jesus

Jesus’ Early Ministry

Jesus in Galilee

Nazareth-Galilee

New Testament Jerusalem

Apostles’ Journeys

World of the New Testament

Section 3: Key Words

Key Words in John‘s Gospel

Occurrences are based on New American Standard Text. “4x/3v” means the word appears 4 times in 3 verses. “3x” means the word appears 3 times in 3 verses.

Jesus (235x) – Strong’s G2424

God (67x) – Strong’s G2316; Father/father (108x) – Strong’s G3962

believe (49x) – Strong’s G4100 in Joh 1:7; Joh 1:12; Joh 1:50; Joh 3:12; Joh 3:18; Joh 4:21; Joh 4:42; Joh 4:48; Joh 5:38; Joh 5:44; Joh 5:46; Joh 5:47; Joh 6:29; Joh 6:30; Joh 6:36; Joh 6:64; Joh 8:24; Joh 8:30; Joh 8:45; Joh 8:46; Joh 9:18; Joh 9:35; Joh 9:36; Joh 9:38; Joh 10:25; Joh 10:26; Joh 10:37; Joh 10:38; Joh 11:15; Joh 11:26; Joh 11:40; Joh 11:42; Joh 11:48; Joh 12:36; Joh 12:39; Joh 12:44; Joh 13:19; Joh 14:1; Joh 14:10; Joh 14:11; Joh 14:29; Joh 16:9; Joh 16:30; Joh 16:31; Joh 17:20; Joh 17:21; Joh 19:35; Joh 20:25; Joh 20:31.

life (39x) – Strong’s G2222 in Joh 1:4; Joh 3:15; Joh 3:16; Joh 3:36; Joh 4:14; Joh 4:36; Joh 5:21; Joh 5:24; Joh 5:26; Joh 5:29; Joh 5:39; Joh 5:40; Joh 6:27; Joh 6:33; Joh 6:35; Joh 6:40; Joh 6:47; Joh 6:48; Joh 6:51; Joh 6:53; Joh 6:54; Joh 6:63; Joh 6:68; Joh 8:12; Joh 10:10; Joh 10:11; Joh 10:15; Joh 10:17; Joh 10:28; Joh 11:25; Joh 12:25; Joh 12:50; Joh 14:6; Joh 15:13; Joh 17:2; Joh 17:3; Joh 20:31; Strong’s G5990 in Joh 12:25; Joh 13:37; Joh 13:38; 

eternal life (17x) – Strong’s G166 in Joh 3:15; Joh 3:16; Joh 3:36; Joh 4:14; Joh 4:36; Joh 5:24; Joh 5:39; Joh 6:27; Joh 6:40; Joh 6:47; Joh 6:54; Joh 6:68; Joh 10:28; Joh 12:25; Joh 12:50; Joh 17:2; Joh 17:3.

seek (15x) – Strong’s G2212 in Joh 1:38; Joh 4:27; Joh 5:30; Joh 5:44; Joh 6:26; Joh 7:19; Joh 7:34; Joh 7:36; Joh 8:21; Joh 8:37; Joh 8:50; Joh 13:33; Joh 18:4; Joh 18:7; Joh 18:8; seeking (12x, same word): Joh 5:18; Joh 6:24; Joh 7:1; Joh 7:11; Joh 7:18; Joh 7:25; Joh 7:30; Joh 8:40; Joh 10:39; Joh 11:8; Joh 11:56; Joh 20:15.

true (20x) – Strong’s G228 in Joh 1:9; Joh 4:23; Joh 4:37; Joh 6:32; Joh 7:28; Joh 8:16; Joh 15:1; Joh 17:3; Joh 19:35. Strong’s G227 in Joh 3:33; Joh 5:31; Joh 5:32; Joh 6:55; Joh 7:18; Joh 8:13; Joh 8:14; Joh 8:17; Joh 8:26; Joh 10:41; Joh 21:24: Joh 4:18 (truly)

truly (29x) – Strong’s G281 in Joh 1:51; Joh 3:3; Joh 3:5; Joh 3:11; Joh 5:19; Joh 5:24; Joh 5:25; Joh 6:14; Joh 6:26; Joh 6:32; Joh 6:47; Joh 6:53; Joh 8:31; Joh 8:34; Joh 8:51; Joh 8:58; Joh 10:1; Joh 10:7; Joh 12:24; Joh 13:16; Joh 13:20; Joh 13:21; Joh 13:38; Joh 14:12; Joh 16:20; Joh 16:23; Joh 21:18.; Strong’s G230 in Joh 6:14; Joh 17:8.

truth (21x) – Strong’s G225 in Joh 1:14; Joh 1:17; Joh 3:21; Joh 4:23; Joh 4:24; Joh 5:33; Joh 8:32; Joh 8:40; Joh 8:44; Joh 8:45; Joh 8:46; Joh 14:6; Joh 14:17; Joh 15:26; Joh 16:7; Joh 16:13; Joh 17:17; Joh 17:19; Joh 18:37; Joh 18:38; Joh 19:35.

love (20x) – Strong’s G25 & G26 in Joh 5:42; Joh 8:42; Joh 11:3; Joh 13:34; Joh 13:35; Joh 14:15; Joh 14:21; Joh 14:23; Joh 14:24; Joh 14:31; Joh 15:9; Joh 15:10; Joh 15:12; Joh 15:13; Joh 15:17; Joh 15:19; Joh 17:26; Joh 21:15; Strong’s G5368 (3x) in 21:16; 21:17

testimony (13x) – Strong’s G3141 in Joh 1:19; Joh 3:11; Joh 3:32; Joh 3:33; Joh 5:31; Joh 5:32; Joh 5:34; Joh 5:36; Joh 8:13; Joh 8:14; Joh 8:17; Joh 19:35; Joh 21:24; testify (15x) – Strong’s G3140 in Joh 1:7; Joh 1:8; Joh 2:25; Joh 3:11; Joh 5:31; Joh 5:36; Joh 5:39; Joh 7:7; Joh 8:14; Joh 10:25; Joh 12:17; Joh 15:26; Joh 15:27; Joh 18:23; Joh 18:37.

signs (11x) – Strong’s G4592 in Joh 2:11; Joh 2:23; Joh 3:2; Joh 4:48; Joh 6:2; Joh 6:26; Joh 7:31; Joh 9:16; Joh 11:47; Joh 12:37; Joh 20:30; sign (6x) in Joh 2:18; Joh 4:54; Joh 6:14; Joh 6:30; Joh 10:41; Joh 12:18..

judge (10x) – Strongs’ G2919 in Joh 3:17; Joh 5:30; Joh 7:24; Joh 7:51; Joh 8:15; Joh 8:16; Joh 8:26; Joh 12:47; Joh 12:48; Joh 18:31.

judgment (13x) – Strong’s G2920 in Joh 3:19; Joh 5:22; Joh 5:24; Joh 5:27; Joh 5:29; Joh 5:30; Joh 7:24; Joh 8:16; Joh 9:39; Joh 12:31; Joh 16:8; Joh 16:11; Joh 19:13.

works (14x) – Strong’s G2041 in Joh 5:20; Joh 5:36; Joh 6:28; Joh 7:3; Joh 9:3; Joh 9:4; Joh 10:25; Joh 10:32; Joh 10:37; Joh 10:38; Joh 14:10; Joh 14:11; Joh 14:12; Joh 15:24.; work (same word) in Joh 4:34;Joh 4:34; Joh 6:29; Joh 6:30; Joh 10:33; Joh 17:4; Joh 21:7. Joh 6:28; Joh 6:29; Joh 6:30; Joh 9:4; Joh 10:33; Joh 17:4; Joh 21:7; Strong’s G2038b in Joh 6:27; Joh 6:28; Joh 9:4.

Section 5: Commentaries

Commentaries

Top 5 Commentaries on John by Keith Mathison – Ligonier.org

Best Commentaries on John – Tim Challies

Commentary Reviews: John

Biblehub Commentaries: John

Calvin’s Commentary on the Bible: John

Albert Barnes Notes on the Whole Bible: John

Alfords Exegetical Commentary: John

Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible: John

Geneva Study Bible: John

Reformation Study Bible Notes: John

The Biblical Illustrator: John

Precept Austin Commentaries & Sermons: John

The Message of John – Ray C. Stedman

Section 4: Encyclopedias

Dictionaries & Encyclopedias

Letter

Baker’s Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology: John, Theology of

American Tract Society: John

Bridgeway Bible Dictionary: John, Gospel Of

Easton’s Bible Dictionary: John, Gospel Of

Fausset Bible Dictionary: John, the Gospel According To

Holman Bible Dictionary: John, Gospel of

Hastings’ Dictionary of the Bible: John, Gospel of

Kitto’s Popular Cyclopedia of Biblical Literature: John Gospel of

Morrish Bible Dictionary: John, the Gospel By

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia: John, Gospel of

McClintock and Strong: John, Gospel of

The Nuttall Encyclopedia: John, the Gospel According To

The Jewish Encyclopedia:

Assorted articles-mostly theological journals – John

Assorted articles UK – John

John, author

American Tract Society: John

Bridgeway Bible Dictionary: John the Apostle

Easton’s Bible Dictionary:

Fausset Bible Dictionary: John the Apostle

Holman Bible Dictionary: John

Hastings’ Dictionary of the Bible: John, the Apostle

Kitto’s Popular Cyclopedia of Biblical Literature: John the Evangelist

Morrish Bible Dictionary: John the Apostle

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia:John the Apostle

McClintock and Strong: John, the Apostle

The Nuttall Encyclopedia: John; John

The Jewish Encyclopedia:

John means “the grace or mercy of the Lord” – Hitchcock’s Bible Names

Herod the Great

Bridgeway Bible Dictionary: Herod

Easton’s Bible Dictionary: Herod the Great

Fausset Bible Dictionary: Herod

Holman Bible Dictionary: Herod

Hastings’ Dictionary of the Bible: Herod

Kitto’s Popular Cyclopedia of Biblical Literature: Herodian Family

Morrish Bible Dictionary: Herod the Great; Herod, Family of

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia: Herod

McClintock and Strong: Herod

The Nuttall Encyclopedia: Herod

Alfred Edersheim

Sketches of Jewish Social Life

The Temple —Its Ministry and Services 

The Life and Times of Jesus the Messiah

Old Testament History

Whyte’s Dictionary of Bible Characters

Herod That Fox

James the Lord’s Brother

John

John the Baptist

Joseph and Mary

Lazarus

Mary Magdalene

Nicodemus

Peter

Pontius Pilate

Pilate’s Wife

Zacchaeus

Zacharias and Elizabeth

Section 6: Articles

Articles

Articles in Journal of Evangelical Theology

Gospel of John – book reviews, a few articles – Master’s Seminary

The Person of Christ – His Humanity and His Deity – Dr Wayne Grudem (Mp3-1, Mp3-2, Mp3-3)

The Doctrine of the Holy Spirit – Dr Wayne Grudem  (Mp3-1, Mp3-2, Mp3-3)

The Historical Reliability of John – Craig L. Blomberg

The Gospel of John: An Introduction (James T. Dennison, Jr.)

The Destination and Purpose of St John’s Gospel – John A T Robinson

The Character of John in the Fourth Gospel – JETS 52/2, 6/2009, 271-284

Augsburger, Daniel – “John and the Institution of the Lord’s Supper,” Andrews University Seminary Studies 1 (1963): 3-24

Ball, David – “Some Recent Literature on John: a Review Article,” Themelios 19.1 (October 1993): 13-18

Ball, David – “‘Iam’ in Context,” Tyndale Bulletin 44.1 (1993): 169-177

Bammel, Ernst – “The Farewell Discourse of the Evangelist John and its Jewish Heritage,” Tyndale Bulletin 44.1 (1993): 103-116

Beasley-Murray, G R – “The Relation of the Fourth Gospel to the Apocalypse,” The Evangelical Quarterly 18.3 (July 1946): 173-186

Carson, D A – “Understanding Misunderstandings in the Fourth Gospel,” Tyndale Bulletin 33 (1982): 59-91

Carson, D A –  “Recent Literature on the Fourth Gospel: Some Reflections,” Themelios 9.1 (September 1983): 8-18

Carson, D A – “Selected Recent Studies of the Fourth Gospel,” Themelios 14.2 (Jan./Feb. 1989): 57-64

Cousins, Peter – “The Feeding of the Five Thousand,” The Evangelical Quarterly 39.3 (July-Sept.1967): 152-154

Cowan, Christopher – THE FATHER AND SON IN THE FOURTH GOSPEL: JOHANNINE SUBORDINATION REVISITED *JETS 49/1 (March 2006) 115–35

Cox, Leo G-  “John’s witness to the historical Jesus,” Bulletin of the Evangelical Theological Society9.4 (Fall 1966): 173-178

Croteau, David A. – REPENTANCE FOUND? THE CONCEPT OF REPENTANCE IN THE FOURTH GOSPEL

Dahms, John V – “Isaiah 55:11 and the Gospel of John,” The Evangelical Quarterly 53.2 (Apr.-June. 1981): 78-88

Davey, D M – “Justin Martyr and the Fourth Gospel,” Scripture 17 No. 40 (Oct. 1965) 117-122

Dvorak, James D.  “The Relationship between John and the Synoptic Gospels,” Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 41.2 

Evans, Craig A. – “The Passion of Jesus: History Remembered or Prophecy Historicized?” Bulletin for Biblical Research 6 (1996): 159-165

Geden, Alfred Shenington  [1857-1936], “Simile and Metaphor in the Fourth Gospel,” Journal of the Transactions of the Victoria Institute 52 (1920): 99-124

Guthrie, Donald –  “The Importance of Signs in the Fourth Gospel,” Vox Evangelica 5 (1967): 72-83

Inch, Morris “The Apologetic Use of ‘Sign’ in the Fourth Gospel,” The Evangelical Quarterly 42.1 (Jan.-Mar. 1970): 35-43

Kennard Douglas – Evangelical Views on Illumination of Scripture and Critique – JETS 49/4, 2006

Köstenberger, Andreas J.  “The Seventh Johannine Sign: A Study in John’s Christology,” Bulletin for Biblical Research 5 (1995): 87-103

Köstenberger, Andreas J.  “Jesus as Rabbi in the Fourth Gospel,” Bulletin for Biblical Research 8 (1998): 97-128

Lea, Thomas D. “The Reliability of History in John’s Gospel,” Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 38.3 (September 1995) 387-402.

Lea, Thomas D. “Who Killed the Lord? A Defense against the Charge of Anti-Semitism in John’s Gospel?” Criswell Theological Review 7.2 (1994) 103-123.

Mathews, Kenneth A. “John, Jesus and the Essenes: Trouble at the Temple,” Criswell Theological Review 3.1 (1988) 101-126.

Mercer, Calvin R.  “Jesus the apostle: “sending” and the theology of John,” Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 35.4 (Dec. 1992): 457-462

Morris, Leon. “The Atonement in John’s Gospel,” Criswell Theological Review 3.1 (1988) 49-64.

Morris, Leon – “History and the Fourth Gospel,” TSF Bulletin 46 (Autumn 1966): 16-21

Morris, Leon  – The New Testament and the Jewish Lectionaries. London: The Tyndale Press, 1964

Morris, Leon  The Dead Sea Scrolls and St. John’s Gospel. The Campbell Morgan Bible Lectureship, No. 12. London: Westminster Chapel, 1960. Pbk. 24 PAGES

Motyer, Stephen  “The Fourth Gospel – An Appeal to Jews,” Tyndale Bulletin 45.1 (1994): 201-205

Cook, W. Robert. “Eschatology in John’s Gospel,” Criswell Theological Review 3.1 (1988) 79-99

Robinson, John A T – “The Destination And Purpose of St John’s Gospel,” Twelve New Testament Studies. London: SCM Press Ltd., 1962. pp.107-125

Robinson, D.W.B.  “The Use of Parabole in the Synoptic Gospels,” The Evangelical Quarterly 21.2 (April 1949): 93-108

Robinson, E –  “The Alleged Discrepancy Between John and the Other Evangelists Respecting Our Lord’s Last Supper,” Bibliotheca Sacra 2 No. 7 (1845): 405-436

Silva, Moises. “Approaching the Fourth Gospel,” Criswell Theological Review 3.1 (1988) 17-29.

Spencer, Aida B. “Father-Ruler: The Meaning of the Metaphor ‘Father’ for God in the Bible,” Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 39.3 (1996) 433-442

Tenney, Merrill C. “Topics from the Gospel of John: Part I: The Person of the Father,” Bibliotheca Sacra 132 (Jan. 1975) 37-46.

Tenney, Merrill C. “Topics from the Gospel of John: Part II: The Meaning of the Signs,” Bibliotheca Sacra 132 (April 1975) 145-60.

Tenney, Merrill C. “Topics from the Gospel of John: Part III: The Meaning of “Witness” in John,” Bibliotheca Sacra 132 (July 1975) 229-41.

Tenney, Merrill C. “I. Literary Keys to the Fourth Gospel: The Symphonic Structure of John,” Bibliotheca Sacra 120 (1963) 117-25.

Tenney, Merrill C. “II. Literary Keys to the Fourth Gospel: The Authori’s Testimony to Himself,” Bibliotheca Sacra 120 (July 1963) 214-23.

Tenney, Merrill C. “III. Literary Keys to the Fourth Gospel: The Old Testament and the Fourth Gospel,” Bibliotheca Sacra 120 (Oct. 1963) 300-308.

Tenney, Merrill C. “IV. Literary Keys to the Fourth Gospel: The Imagery of John,” Bibliotheca Sacra 121 (Jan. 1964) 13-21.

Thatcher, Tom. “Jesus, Judas, and Peter: Character By Contrast in the Fourth Gospel,” Bibliotheca Sacra 153 (1996) 435-48.

Turner, George A. – “Soteriology in the gospel of John,” Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society19.4 (Fall 1976): 271-277

Turner,  M. Max B. “The Concept of Receiving the Spirit in John’s Gospel,” Vox Evangelica 10 (1977): 24-42

Wenham, David – “Spirit and Life: Some Reflections on Johannine Theology,” Themelios 6.1 (1980): 4-8.

Jesus as God – Ben Witherington

Parker, James. “The Incarnational Christology of John,” Criswell Theological Review 3.1 (1988) 31-48.

Lovelady, Edgar J. “The Logos Concept,” Grace Theological Journal 4.2 (Spring 1963) 15-24.

Simon Martin, “Exegesis 12: True Light in the World, John 1:1-18,” Foundations 27 (Autumn 1991): 2-7

Simon Ross Valentine, “The Johannine Prologue-A Microcosm of the Gospel,” The Evangelical Quarterly 68.4 

Gordon D. Kirchhevel, “The Children of God and the Glory That John 1:14 Saw,” Bulletin for Biblical Research 6 (1996): 87-93

Francis J. Moloney, “John 1:18. “In the Bosom of” or “Turned towards” the Father,” Australian Biblical Review 31 (1983): 63-71.

Rainer Riesner, “Bethany Beyond the Jordan: Topography, Theology and History in the Fourth Gospel,” Tyndale Bulletin 38 (1987): 29-63

 Paul Hoskins “Deliverance from Death by the True Passover Lamb: A Significant Aspect of the Fulfillment of the Passover in the Gospel of John,” JETS 52.2

D Brent Sandy – John the Baptist’s “Lamb of God” Affirmation…. JETS 34/4, 1991

L. Paul Trudinger, “An Israelite in Whom There is No Guile: An Interpretive Note on John 1:45-51,” The Evangelical Quarterly 54.2 (1982): 117-120.

F.S. Parnham, “The Miracle at Cana,” The Evangelical Quarterly 42.2 (April-June 1970): 107-109

Allan Chapple – Jesus’ Intervention in the Temple: Once or Twice? JETS 58/3, 2015

Black, David A. “The Text of John 3:13,”Grace Theological Journal 6.1 (1985) 49-66.

Brindle, Wayne. “The Origin and History of the Samaritans,” Grace Theological Journal 5.1 (1984) 47-75.

Dockery, David S. “Reading John 4:1-45: Some Diverse Hermeneutical Perspectives,” Criswell Theological Review 3.1 (1988) 127-140.

True Spiritual Worship – a sermon by John Broadus – see caveat

J. Duncan M. Derrett, “The Samaritan Woman’s Purity,” The Evangelical Quarterly 60.4 (Oct.-Dec. 1988): 291-298

Peter W. Ensor, “The Authenticity of John 4.35,” The Evangelical Quarterly 72.1 (Jan.-Mar. 2000): 13-21

Steven M. Bryan,”Power in the Pool: The Healing of the Man at Bethesda and Jesus’ Violation of the Sabbath,” Tyndale Bulletin 54.2 (2003): 7-22

David Gibson, “Eating is Believing? On Midrash and the Mixing of Metaphors in John 6,” Themelios 27.2 (2002): 5-15.

Glenn Balfour, “The Jewishness of John’s Use of the Scriptures in John 6:31 and 7:37-38,” Tyndale Bulletin 46.2 (1995): 357-380

William R. Domeris, “The Confession of Peter According to John 6:69,” Tyndale Bulletin 44.1 (1993): 155-167

Stephen A. James, “The adulteress and the death penalty,” Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 22.1 (March 1979): 45-53

Alan F. Johnson, “A stylistic trait of the Fourth Gospel in the pericope adulterae,” Bulletin of the Evangelical Theological Society 9.2 (Spring 1966): 91-96

J. Duncan M. Derrett, “John 9:6 read with Isaiah 6:10; 29:9,” The Evangelical Quarterly 66.3 (July-Sept. 1994): 251-254

Stephen L. Homcy, “‘You are gods’: Spirituality and a difficult text,” Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 32.4 (Dec. 1989): 485-491

Peter W. Ensor, “The Authenticity of John 12.24,” The Evangelical Quarterly 74.2 (Apr.-June 2002): 99-107

Jey J. Kanagaraj, “Johannine Jesus, The Supreme Example of Leadership: An Inquiry into John 13:1-20.Themelios 29.3 (Summer 2004): 15-26

Steven M. Bryan, “The Eschatological Temple in John 14 ,” Bulletin for Biblical Research 15.2 (Fall 2005): 187-198

Russell, Walt. “The Holy Spirit’s Ministry in the Fourth Gospel,” Grace Theological Journal 8.2 (1987) 227-39.

Gary W. Derickson, “Viticulture and John 15:1-6,” Bibliotheca Sacra 153 (Jan.-March 1996): 34-52

Smith, Charles R. “The Unfruitful Branches in John 15,” Grace Journal 9.2 (1968) 3-22.

Aloisi, John – “The Paraclete’s Ministry of Conviction: Another Look at John 16:8-11,” J of the Evangelical Theological Society 47.1 ( 2004): 55-70

Black, David A. “On the Style and Significance of John 17,” Criswell Theological Review 3.1 (1988) 141-159

What is Truth? – Andreas Kostenberger – JETS 48/1, 2005

Johnny Miller – The Time of the Crucifixion – JETS 26/2 – June, 1983

Nicholas P. Lunn, “Jesus, the Ark, and the Day of Atonement: Intertextual Echoes in John 19:38-20:18,”JETS 52.4 (Dec. 2009): 731-746

Henry Joel Cadbury [1883-1974], “The meaning of John 20:23, Matthew 16:19, and Matthew 18:18,” J of Biblical Literature 58.3 (1939): 251-254.

Greg Herrick: Demonism in Jewish/Hellenistic Literature and Its Relation to Mark

James M. Arlandson: Are There Contradictions in the Gospels?

James M. Arlandson: Historical Reliability of the Gospels

James M. Arlandson: Archaeology and the Synoptic Gospels: Which way do the rocks roll?

Darrel L. Bock: Historical Backgrounds to the Gospels and Life of Jesus

Peter L Smith: Chronology & Synopsis of the Passion Week

Section 7: Got Questions

GotQuestions.org

Gospel of John – Bible Survey

What can we learn from the life of John the Apostle?

What can we learn from the life of John the Baptist?

What is the gospel?

Why did God give us four Gospels?

When were the Gospels written?

What does John 1:1,14 mean when it says that Jesus is the Word of God?

What does it mean that the Word became flesh?

What does it mean that Jesus is the Lamb of God?

Was Jesus being rude to Mary when He referred to her as “woman” in John 2:4?

Why did Jesus choose the wedding at Cana for His first miracle?

Did Jesus change the water into wine or grape juice?

How many times did Jesus cleanse the temple? Why did He cleanse the temple?

What does it mean to be born of water?

Does John 3:5 teach that baptism is necessary for salvation?

What does John 3:16 mean?

What does it mean that Jesus is God’s only begotten son?

What does it mean that God is spirit?

What should we learn from the woman at the well?

Why did Jesus tell people to ‘go and sin no more’ if sinlessness is impossible?

What happened at the Pool of Bethesda?

What can we learn from Jesus’ feeding of the 5,000?

What was the meaning of Jesus walking on water?

What did Jesus mean when He said, “I am the Bread of Life”?

Does John 7:53-8:11 belong in the Bible?

What was Jesus writing in the dirt when the Pharisees brought to Him a woman caught in adultery?

What did Jesus mean when He said “he who is without sin can cast the first stone”?

What did Jesus mean when He said “I am the Light of the World” (John 8:12)?

Why did Jesus spit for some of His miracles?

What does it mean that ‘the truth will set you free’ (John 8:32)?

What does it mean that Satan is the father of lies (John 8:44)?

What happened at the Pool of Siloam?

What did Jesus mean when He said ‘I AM’?

How is Jesus the “True Shepherd” in John 10:1-5?

What did Jesus mean when He said “I am the door” (John 10:7)?

What does it mean that the thief comes only to steal, kill, and destroy (John 10:10)?

What did Jesus mean when He said “I am the good Shepherd?”

Who are the “other sheep” mentioned in John 10:16?

What did Jesus mean when He said, ‘I and the Father are one’ (John 10:30)?

Is Jesus God? Did Jesus ever claim to be God?

What did Jesus mean when He said “I am the Resurrection and the Life” (John 11:25)?

Jesus wept – why did Jesus weep?

Do we receive mansions in heaven?

What is an alabaster box?

What is the significance of the triumphal entry?

What happened in the upper room?

What was the significance of Jesus washing the feet of the disciples?

Who was the disciple whom Jesus loved?

What did Jesus mean when He said “I am the way and the truth and the life” (John 14:6)?

Is it really possible for Christians to do greater works than Jesus?

If Jesus was God, why did He say “The Father is greater than I” in John 14:28?

Does the vine and branches passage in John 15 mean that salvation can be lost?

What did Jesus mean when He said “I am the True Vine” (John 15:1)?

What does it mean that the Holy Spirit will convict the world of sin, righteousness, and judgment?

Who is the son of perdition?

What happened during Jesus’ last hours on earth?

What are the last seven sayings of Christ and what do they mean?

What did Jesus mean when He said “It is finished”? 

 What is the significance of the “folded napkin” in Christ’s tomb after the resurrection?

What is the correct interpretation of John 20:23?

After His resurrection, why did Jesus tell Mary not to touch Him, but later tell Thomas to touch Him?

Why did Jesus ask Peter “Do you love me?” three times?

Why did Jesus tell Peter to “feed my sheep” in John 21?

Can the various resurrection accounts from the four Gospels be harmonized?

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