Gospel of John

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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.

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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
Farewell Discourse
surface form: 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
God the Holy Spirit
surface form: 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 Bible
surface form: Christian Bible

New Testament
placeOfComposition traditionally Ephesus
structure Book of Glory
Book of Signs
theologicalTheme Logos
surface form: Logos (Word) Christology

glory of Jesus
incarnation
light and darkness
love
truth
witness
traditionalAuthor Apostle John
surface form: John the Apostle

beloved disciple
son of Zebedee
usedIn Christian liturgy
catechesis
theological reflection

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Commentary on the Gospel of John focusesOnText Gospel of John
this entity surface form: Fourth Gospel
Lazarus of Bethany mentionedIn Gospel of John
crown of thorns mentionedIn Gospel of John
subject surface form: Crown of Thorns
Via, Veritas, Vita derivedFrom Gospel of John
Philip mentionedIn Gospel of John
subject surface form: Philip the Apostle
kiss of Judas isAlludedIn Gospel of John
subject surface form: Kiss of Judas
Caiaphas mentionedIn Gospel of John
Crowning with Thorns describedIn Gospel of John
Carrying of the Cross scripturalBasis Gospel of John
Resurrection sourceText Gospel of John
Malchus mentionedIn Gospel of John
Pericope adulterae (John 7:53–8:11) isPartOf Gospel of John
subject surface form: Pericope adulterae
Joseph of Arimathea mentionedIn Gospel of John
Bethany mentionedIn Gospel of John
Barabbas mentionedIn Gospel of John
Annas mentionedIn Gospel of John
John the Forerunner holyBookMention Gospel of John
Judas Thomas mentionedIn Gospel of John
Codex Zographensis contains Gospel of John
Didymus mentionedIn Gospel of John
Codex Marianus containsTextOf Gospel of John
1 John sharesAuthorshipTraditionWith Gospel of John
3 John relatedWork Gospel of John
Saint Philip mentionedIn Gospel of John
James of Jerusalem mentionedIn Gospel of John
Thomas Didymus mentionedIn Gospel of John
Book of Kells (traditionally linked to Iona) containsTextOf Gospel of John
subject surface form: Book of Kells
Thomas Sunday commemoratesEventDescribedIn Gospel of John
this entity surface form: Gospel of John 20:19–31
Adversus Praxean scripturalBasis Gospel of John
John son of Zebedee mentionedIn Gospel of John
John contains Gospel of John
subject surface form: Gospel of John
this entity surface form: Prologue (John 1:1–18)
Nazareth, Israel mentionedIn Gospel of John
Jesus Washing Peter’s Feet basedOn Gospel of John
Caesarean text-type associatedWithBook Gospel of John
Papyrus 75 contents Gospel of John
Brooke Foss Westcott notableWork Gospel of John
this entity surface form: The Gospel According to St. John
the Prince of this World mentionedIn Gospel of John
subject surface form: Prince of this World
Harmony of the Gospels focusesOn Gospel of John
Codex Washingtonianus (in parts) containsText Gospel of John
subject surface form: Codex Washingtonianus
Book of Kells containsTextOf Gospel of John