Book of Signs
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The Book of Signs is the first major section of the Gospel of John, characterized by a series of Jesus’ miraculous works that reveal his identity and mission.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
section of the Gospel of John
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theological concept → |
| associatedWith |
structure of the Fourth Gospel
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| attributedAuthor |
John the Evangelist
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| canonicalStatus |
part of Christian biblical canon via Gospel of John
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| centralFigure |
Jesus of Nazareth
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| characterizedBy |
series of miraculous signs performed by Jesus
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| containsSign |
changing water into wine at Cana
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feeding of the five thousand → healing of the man born blind → healing of the paralytic at Bethesda → healing of the royal official’s son → raising of Lazarus from the dead → walking on the sea of Galilee → |
| developedBy |
modern biblical scholars
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| distinguishedFrom |
Book of Glory
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| emphasizes |
responses of faith and rejection
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signs as revelations of Jesus’ glory → |
| focusesOn |
miraculous works of Jesus
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public ministry of Jesus → |
| genre |
narrative
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| hasInterpretiveFramework |
signs as symbolic actions
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| hasKeyPassage |
John 11
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John 2:1–11 → John 6 → John 9 → |
| hasTheme |
revelation of Jesus’ identity
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revelation of Jesus’ mission → |
| includesMotif |
belief and unbelief
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glory of Jesus → hour of Jesus not yet come → witness and testimony → |
| languageOfComposition |
Koine Greek
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| locatedInText |
John 1:19–12:50
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| partOf |
Gospel of John
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| precedes |
Book of Glory
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| purpose |
to lead readers to believe that Jesus is the Christ
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to reveal Jesus as the Son of God → |
| religiousTradition |
Christianity
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| scripturalBook |
Gospel according to John
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| scripturalContext |
New Testament
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| studiedIn |
Christology
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New Testament theology → biblical literary criticism → |
| usedIn |
Johannine studies
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biblical scholarship → |
Referenced by (2)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Book of Glory
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follows |
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Gospel of John
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structure |