Austin Price The Gospel of John is the last of the four gospels in the Bible. It is a different perspective from the simple style of the three synoptic gospels. It is the only gospel that does not use parables as a way of telling us how Jesus taught and is the only account of several events, such as Jesus turning water into wine. The Gospel of John was written anonymously but many theologians believe that it was written by the apostle John sometime around 95 CE in Ephesus. The basic story is that of a testimonial of one of the Apostles and his version of how Jesus comes about. It begins by telling the birth of Jesus and then goes on to prove that he is the Son of God because of the miracles he performs and finally describes Jesus' death and resurrection.
One of the major scenes of the story of Jesus that is widely known in the 21st century that is completely absent is the manger scene and the birth of Christ. This may have been done on John's part simply because he did not know of the manger scene, or, …show more content…
John may have left these out for certain reasons. Perhaps because he wished to focus on Christ's divine powers rather than his ability to teach and guide through stories. It makes it somewhat apparent that John is not so concerned about teaching his readers life lessons, and more on conveying the importance of Christ's divine origin. For instance, although John goes on about the miracles, he also includes the scene of Jesus washing his Apostles' feet before the last supper. In the text, it is possible to see a little bit about what life was like in John's time. The frequent use of stoning and the sheer brutality of the crucifixion and death of Jesus show just how violent and potentially dangerous life was then. Women's role and status in society can be seen as quite low. Anytime Jesus talks to a woman, they are first taken aback that a man has spoken to them, which was not something one would do back
One of the major scenes of the story of Jesus that is widely known in the 21st century that is completely absent is the manger scene and the birth of Christ. This may have been done on John's part simply because he did not know of the manger scene, or, …show more content…
John may have left these out for certain reasons. Perhaps because he wished to focus on Christ's divine powers rather than his ability to teach and guide through stories. It makes it somewhat apparent that John is not so concerned about teaching his readers life lessons, and more on conveying the importance of Christ's divine origin. For instance, although John goes on about the miracles, he also includes the scene of Jesus washing his Apostles' feet before the last supper. In the text, it is possible to see a little bit about what life was like in John's time. The frequent use of stoning and the sheer brutality of the crucifixion and death of Jesus show just how violent and potentially dangerous life was then. Women's role and status in society can be seen as quite low. Anytime Jesus talks to a woman, they are first taken aback that a man has spoken to them, which was not something one would do back