Jensens survey of the old testament adam 412
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III. SURVEY
A. PREPARING TO SURVEY
We have studied the background of the
fourth gospel in order to have a greater
appreciation for how it came into being.
Now as we enter the stage of survey study,
our goal is to learn what this gospel
emphasizes regarding Jesus’ life and
ministry.
Open your Bible to the gospel of John and
rapidly turn the pages of its twenty-one
chapters. As you do this prepare your mind
to get a general overview of this book. Have
you ever tried thumbing through a magazine
rst for a casual acquaintance and then
returning to read the individual articles and
features?
Two things that you should observe in this
preliminary glance are the lengths of the
chapters and the topical headings at the top
of the pages of your Bible.12
For your survey studies you should be
using a Bible edition in which you will not
hesitate to make pencil notations. Always
keep a pencil in your hand as you read the
Bible text, and use it to record your
observations.
B. FIRST READING
Your rst reading of the text of John
should be a scanning. Spend about an hour
(averaging three minutes per chapter)
viewing only some of the prominent features
of each chapter.13 Do not try to be
exhaustive in this stage of your study. The
main purpose of scanning is to make a rst
acquaintance by identifying the book’s major
contents.
Things to look for in scanning are main
characters (e.g., Lazarus, chap. 11), main
events, and key words and phrases. You may
choose to read only the rst verse or two of
each paragraph in a chapter, rather than all
the verses of the chapter. (For survey study,
keep training your eyes to see things
without tarrying over the details.)
What are some of your rst impressions of
John’s gospel after your first reading?
C. WORKING WITH INDIVIDUAL
SEGMENTS
Note on Chart 45 that the rst verse of
each chapter of John begins a new segment,
and three additional segments are made: at
1:19; 10:40; and 12:36b. Mark those
additional segment indicators in your Bible.
Read John’s gospel segment by segment,
recording segment titles on Chart 45 as you
read.
What are your further impressions of this
gospel? Have key words and phrases begun
to stand out?
