Gospel of John

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Christian scripture New Testament gospel book of the New Testament canonical gospel

The Gospel of John is a New Testament book that presents a distinctive theological portrait of Jesus Christ, emphasizing his divine nature through signs, discourses, and the theme of belief.

Aliases (20)

Gospel according to John ×2
Gospel of John 21:15–17 ×2
Book of John ×1
Epilogue of the Gospel of John ×1
Fourth Gospel ×1
Gospel of John 1:14 ×1
Gospel of John 1:1–14 ×1
Gospel of John 1:1–18 (in some usages) ×1
Gospel of John 1:29 ×1
Gospel of John 1:51 ×1
Gospel of John 1:9 ×1
Gospel of John 20:19–31 ×1
Gospel of John 20:21–23 ×1
Johannine Passion narrative ×1
Johannine literature ×1
Johannine resurrection narrative ×1
John 11 ×1
John 16 ×1
Prologue of John ×1
Prologue of the Gospel of John ×1

Statements (55)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Christian scripture → New Testament gospel → book of the New Testament → canonical gospel →
approximateDate	c. 90–100 CE →
attributedTo	Johannine community →
canonicalOrder	fourth gospel →
canonicalStatus	universally accepted in mainstream Christianity →
centralFigure	Jesus Christ →
contains	Farewell Discourse → High Priestly Prayer → I am sayings of Jesus → passion narrative → prologue (John 1:1–18) → resurrection appearances → seven signs of Jesus →
dateOfComposition	late 1st century CE →
distinguishingFeature	high Christology → includes extended theological discourses → omits most synoptic parables → presents long dialogues with individuals → strong emphasis on realized eschatology →
emphasis	Christology → Holy Spirit → belief in Jesus → discourses of Jesus → divine nature of Jesus → eternal life → revelation of the Father → signs of Jesus →
genre	ancient biography → gospel →
influenced	Christian spirituality → Christian theology → Christological doctrine →
language	Koine Greek →
openingVerse	In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God →
partOf	Christian Bible → New Testament →
placeOfComposition	traditionally Ephesus →
structure	Book of Glory → Book of Signs →
theologicalTheme	Logos (Word) Christology → glory of Jesus → incarnation → light and darkness → love → truth → witness →
traditionalAuthor	John the Apostle → beloved disciple → son of Zebedee →
usedIn	Christian liturgy → catechesis → theological reflection →

Referenced by (98)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Andrew the Apostle → Apostle John → Apostle Peter → Apostle Philip → Apostle Thomas → Apostles → Cana → Golgotha → Herod Antipas → James the brother of Jesus → King of the Jews → Mary → Mary Magdalene → Pontius Pilate → Saint Andrew → Saint Martha → Saint Mary → St Mary → Twelve Apostles →	mentionedIn
Apostle Bartholomew → Apostle John ("Johannine literature") → Comforter → Johannine community → Last Gospel ("Prologue of John") → Saint John →	associatedWith
Baptism in the Jordan → Burial of Jesus → Cleansing of the Temple → Logos → Trial of Jesus →	describedIn
Light of the World → That they may all be one → Way, the Truth, and the Life → Word of God →	hasSourceText
Codex Sinaiticus → Lindisfarne Gospels → New Testament →	contains
Farewell Discourse ("John 16") → Gospels and Acts → Last Gospel ("Prologue of the Gospel of John") →	hasPart
Arrest of Jesus → Crucifixion of Jesus → Last Supper →	narratedIn
Pastor aeternus ("Gospel of John 21:15–17") → Pastor aeternus ("Gospel of John 21:15–17") →	basisInScripture
Passion of Christ → resurrection of Jesus Christ →	hasPrimarySource
Book of Glory → Book of Signs →	partOf
Book of Glory ("Epilogue of the Gospel of John") → Gospel of Luke →	precedes
INRI → On the Trinity →	scripturalBasis
Alexandrian theology → Divine Mercy Sunday ("Gospel of John 20:19–31") →	scripturalFocus
Last Gospel ("Gospel of John 1:1–14") → Last Gospel ("Gospel of John 1:1–18 (in some usages)") →	sourceText
Apostle John → Saint John →	traditionalAuthorOf
Judas Iscariot →	appearsIn
Bread of Life →	appearsInBook
Qasr al-Yahud →	associatedWithGospel
St John Passion →	basedOn
Palm Sunday →	basedOnEventDescribedIn
Incarnation of Christ ("Gospel of John 1:14") →	basedOnText
Lamb of God →	biblicalBasis
First Epistle of John →	closelyRelatedTo
Synoptic Gospels →	comparedWith
Codex Bezae →	containsText
Gospels →	containsWork
I AM →	echoedIn
Synoptic Gospels →	excludes
Homilies on the Gospel of John ("Gospel according to John") →	focusesOnText
Acts of the Apostles →	follows
Passion narrative →	foundIn
I Am sayings of Jesus →	foundInWork
I Am sayings of Jesus ("Fourth Gospel") →	gospelContext
Book of Signs ("John 11") →	hasKeyPassage
Selah ("Book of John") →	hasLyricReference
Gospel of the Resurrection →	hasScripturalSource
Great Commission ("Gospel of John 20:21–23") →	hasSource
Passion narrative ("Johannine Passion narrative") →	hasVariant
Tyndale Bible →	includesBook
Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem →	isNarratedIn
Farewell Discourse →	locatedInText
Book of Glory ("Johannine resurrection narrative") →	primarySourceFor
Jesus Christ →	primarySources
Jacob's ladder ("Gospel of John 1:51") →	referencedIn
Third Epistle of John →	relatedWork
The Doctrine of the Saints’ Perseverance Explained and Confirmed →	scripturalBasisClaimed
Inner Light ("Gospel of John 1:9") →	scripturalBasisClaimedFrom
Trinity →	scripturalBasisClaimedIn
Book of Signs ("Gospel according to John") →	scripturalBook
John the Baptist →	scripturalMention
Agnus Dei ("Gospel of John 1:29") →	scripturalSource
Second Epistle of John →	sharesAuthorshipTraditionWith
Homilies on the Gospel of John →	subject
Johannine community →	textualCorpus