John

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John is one of the four canonical Gospels in the New Testament, presenting a distinct theological portrait of Jesus Christ with a strong emphasis on his divinity.

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Label Occurrences
John canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian scripture
New Testament book
canonical Gospel
canonicalOrder fourth Gospel
canonicalStatus canonical
contains Passion narrative
Gospel of John
surface form: Prologue (John 1:1–18)

Resurrection appearances of Jesus
dateOfComposition late first century CE (commonly suggested)
differsFrom Synoptic Gospels
emphasizes I am sayings of Jesus
Logos theology
pre-existence of Christ
signs of Jesus
focusesOn Jesus’ Judean ministry
follows Gospel of Luke
genre Gospel
hasChapterCount 21
hasName John self-linksurface differs
hasOpeningVerse In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
hasTheologicalEmphasis divinity of Jesus Christ
influenced Christian mysticism
Christian theology
Christology
keyChristologicalTitle Lamb of God
Logos
Son of God
language Koine Greek
liturgicalUse read in Christian worship
locationInBible New Testament Gospels section
majorTheme belief in Jesus as the Son of God
eternal life
light versus darkness
witness and testimony
mentions Apostle John
surface form: Beloved Disciple
oneOf four canonical Gospels
originalAudience early Christian communities
partOf Bible
surface form: Christian Bible

New Testament
precedes Acts of the Apostles
presentsPortraitOf Jesus Christ
sharesSubjectWith Gospel of Luke
Gospel of Mark
Gospel of Matthew
testament New Testament
traditionalAuthor Apostle John
surface form: John the Apostle

son of Zebedee

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John hasName John self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Gospel of John