John 17-21 Interpretive Essay The Bible as a whole is all about Jesus. For those who believe in Him, he is the pivotal character in all of scripture. While the Bible contains much about Jesus, John 17-21 highlights the climax of all scripture, which is his death, burial, resurrection and an opportunity for people to know the truth (John 18:37, NIV). This is why it is important to study this particular passage. For my essay I will give an indication of the settings, and indication of the main conflicts driving the plot and the extent to which those conflicts are resolved, observations on how Jesus is portrayed and the role of the other characters in providing a context for Jesus’ interactions with others, a statement on how this passage …show more content…
According to the NIV Life Application Bible, the physical setting took place between 29 A.D. and 30 A.D because these chapters occurred after Jesus feeds 5,000, which was in 29 A.D. and during when Jesus was crucified, rose again, and ascends which occurred in 30 A.D. According to Carver, Jesus was approximately 37 years old when he died according to his timeline (Carver, 2011, p. 204). The physical setting took place in Jerusalem and John 18 took place in the Garden of Gethsemne also known as the wilderness. Jesus travels from the house of Caiaphas to the governor’s headquarters according to John 18:28. In John 19:13 (NIV), Jesus goes to the Stone Pavement which in Aramaic is Gabbatha. John 19:17 (NIV), Jesus carried his own cross to the place of the skull which in Aramaic is called Golgotha. In John 21:1 (NIV), Jesus appeared to His disciples at the Sea of Tiberias. In regards to cultural settings, at that time Gabbatha was where they pronounced judgment, whereas in today’s world they most likely do not. Another cultural setting includes Golgotha was the location where they committed the crucifixions of criminals, whereas today it is more of a historical monument where people
The Gospel of John, the last of the four gospels in the Bible, is a radical departure from the simple style of the synoptic gospels. It is the only one that does not use parables as a way of showing how Jesus taught, and is the only account of several events, including the raising of Lazarus and Jesus turning water into wine. While essentially the gospel is written anonymously, many scholars believe that it was written by the apostle John sometime between the years 85 and 95 CE in Ephesus. The basic story is that of a testimonial of one of the Apostles and his version of Jesus' ministry. It begins by telling of the divine origins of the birth of Jesus, 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.
John focuses on the profound meaning of the life of Jesus, whom he saw as the
The climax of the conversation is still to come, but we are being gently led towards the understanding of Jesus which the author is at pains to share with us. We are to see Jesus as the Word, speaking of the things the Word knows from his own experience. Experience is the way we all come to know what is true – whether the truth belongs to our material world or the realm of Heaven, where Jesus comes from (‘Except the one who has come down from heaven – the Son of Man).
The Gospel of Matthew is an eyewitness story written for an audience of believers, under great stress, and persecution. Matthew develops a theological plot incorporating genealogy, speeches, parables, inter and intra textual references, common vocabulary, and fulfillment quotations, with a tension that builds as we are invited into the story. The crucifixion and resurrection bring us to a Christological climax that symbolically points beyond its conclusion to God’s Kingdom, bringing atonement, salvation and the ushering in the Eschaton. The extraordinary events surrounding the crucifixion act as commentary, adding important details concerning the death of Jesus.1
The setting is a place they call The Skull, outside of Jerusalem. It was a place of death. Many criminals had been crucified at Golgotha and Luke emphasized that Jesus would be crucified right there with other horrendous criminals. Luke makes no time reference until Jesus’ actual death in Luke 23:44 when the sun’s light failed from noon until 3 in the afternoon. We can assume that our periscope took place earlier in the morning on the same day.
The book consists of three parts. The first part has five chapters of which focuses on explaining what the key questions are and why we find them difficult to answer. The second part has nine chapters explaining in detail what N.T. Wright considers Jesus’ public career and the approach he had in first century Palestine. The third part of the book, the last chapter, challenges readers to wrestle with the questions of Jesus’ life and ministry.
In chapter 1 of Revelation John, was instructing his audiences that he was instructed to record everything he seen so this makes John a true witness to the current events that is happening during this time period. The numbers that occur throughout the book of Revelation is very important to understanding and interpreting the Scripture. In Revelation 1:20 when is speaking of the seven stars or seven lampstands it really is speaking of seven angels and the seven churches in Asia Minor that John is writing the letters to. John wrote letters to the seven churches in Asia Minor in the following passages to instruct the people of the churches of the people of the Second coming of Christ and the punishment and salvation that will occur. We see that
John 9 contains a story of yet another healing from the hand of Jesus, in what becomes an incredibly similar story to the healed paralytic from John 5. Both stories share a similar setting, and a similar reaction from the Pharisees. We will see the Pharisees be confronted with Jesus ' authority to heal. This chapter contains a discussion regarding blindness, both in the actual, physical sense, as well as the condition on the part of those who are supposed to be directing society in God’s word. By the end of this chapter, Jesus will both heal a blind man, and label the Pharisees as the ones who are actually blind.
The gospels explain Jesus’ life and death including His identity but also his activities, works, leadership and his suffering. Jesus is seen as a manifestation of God’s relationship with humans. An important fact about Jesus is the humility and modesty associated with his birth, upbringing and death. The fact that such a person ...
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In the days of Christ’s life on this earth, believers did not have access to the Bible in its entirety as we know and are familiar with today. Believers in this ancient time period only had access to the Old Testament. However, through their access to the Old Testament, believers were provided a foundation for New Testament times. This foundation provided New Testament believers with the Lord’s established principles of right and wrong they were expected to follow. In addition, the Old Testament is overflowing with accounts of people whose lives exemplified the future life of Christ on this earth. These pictures allowed the Israelite nation to begin to have an understanding of why Christ needed to come as their Messiah and the work He needed to do on earth. Finally, there are common themes that are interwoven throughout the entire Old Testament. Three of these themes: transgression, redemption, and consummation point to the purpose of Christ’s atoning death on the cross. These themes portray God’s work both in the lives of Old Testament believers, but they also foreshadow God’s desire and plan for believers in New Testament times and beyond.
As we read John, we see that the stories center around the concept of belief. In the second chapter of John, we are told of the miracle that Jesus did at a wedding: turning water into wine. This miracle was told so that we may believe. “Jesus did this, the first of his signs, in Cana of Galilee, and revealed his glory; and his disciples believed in him” (John 2:11). Through these miracles we are able to see signs of Jesus’s power and glory and how God’s presence is in him, leading many to believe in him. After this, Jesus went to Capernum, then Jerusalem to the temple, where he found people selling things
Throughout the Bible the author(s) and, by default, Jesus try to reassert the importance of Jesus and his calling. They try to illustrate Jesus as the leader to human kind’s salvation and the only way to God. This depiction of his importance isn’t always subtle but hidden between the lines and in parables.
This essay will show contrasts in views on the Gospel of John regarding authorship,dates, and the relationship between John's Gospel and the Gospels of Matthew, Mark and Luke. Some comparison of thought, concerning composition and life setting, will also be presented.
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