Gospel Of John

The Gospel of John is one of four gospels in the Holy Bible and is the fourth book in chronological order presented in the New Testament. The Gospel of John is a unique perspective of the life of Jesus Christ. "In the beginning was the Word (Jesus Christ), and the word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God" (John 1:1-2). John begins his Gospel with Jesus in a way none of the synoptic gospels had. His version of Jesus began at the same time as God, compared to the others’ beginning after God. It varies from the other three gospels of Matthew, Mark and Luke (also known as the synoptic gospels), by focusing more on spiritual themes rather than historical events. One of John’s disciples was the author of this Gospel, one of the twelve disciples that followed Jesus Christ during His earthly ministry. This author identifies themself in the last chapter of the gospel, "This is the disciple who testifies to these things and who wrote them down. We know that his testimony is true" (John 21:24). …show more content…
“This is the Gospel that identifies Jesus as the Word of God “Through whom all things were made” (Ehrman 112). As the Word Jesus was recognized as God by readers as they realized they were reading biographical information in John’s first chapter. Nowhere in the other Gospels is Jesus said to be the Word of God, the creator of of the universe, the equal of God, or the one sent from heaven and soon to return” (Ehrman 116). These extreme differences makes Gospel stand alone as it varies so much from the other gospels. Instead of considering Jesus’ actions miracles, John considers them the seven signs. These signs are all meant to reveal more about the character of Jesus. John’s Gospel paints its own unique portrait of Jesus in comparison to the Synoptic