Jensens survey of the old testament adam 414
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8. Do the verses 20:30-31 appear to
conclude the main story of the gospel? If so,
how do you account for the inclusion of
chapter 21? Observe that 21:24-25 has a
reference to the writing of the fourth gospel,
as does 20:30-31. Could you say that John
has two endings? What might be an author’s
purpose in doing this? Chart 46 shows
chapter 21 as an epilogue. Compare this
with the prologue of 1:1-18.
9. From Chart 46, how long is the time
period of 1:19—12:36a? Compare this with
the time period of the last half of the gospel.
As was noted earlier, of the gospel writers,
only John reports Jesus’ early Judean
ministry, without which record the duration
of Christ’s ministry would seem to be only
two and one-third years. To show how
selective the gospel writers were, it may be
noted that John reports events of only about
twenty individual days of Jesus’ public
ministry. Read 21:25 for an explanation of
the necessity of such selectivity. Did the
Bible authors depend on the guidance of the
Holy Spirit in selecting what should be
included in their writings?
10. What is the content of the last half of
John mainly about, miracles or discourses?
11. Study the key outline shown just
below the main horizontal line (Era of
incarnation begins, etc.). What are the time
words of this outline? How does the outline
represent the survey of the book that has
been made up to this point?
Compare this outline with the ones shown
on Chart 47.
CHART 47: FOUR MAIN SECTIONS OF JOHN’S
GOSPEL
12. Note the key words and phrases
shown on the chart. (The numbers after
some words indicate how often the word
appears in the text.) Each key word (e.g.,
“believe”) suggests an important subject
developed in John’s gospel.
13. Note also by Chart 46 that 20:30-31
are given as key verses for this gospel. What
are the key words of those verses? Observe
on Chart 46 what chapters record the signs.
In performing the signs, was Jesus’ main
purpose one of alleviating distress? How
does 20:31 furnish an answer to this
question?
14. Observe on the chart the outline Signs
wrought; Self revealed. Actually, in both main
sections of John’s gospel Christ was
revealing who He was. In the last section,
however, He pressed His claim more
explicitly and revealed it fully in His death
and resurrection.
15. What title is assigned to this gospel?
How does it relate to the suggested key
verses? Suggest a title of your own.
IV. PROMINENT SUBJECTS
A. THE PROLOGUE (1:1-18)
This passage is unexcelled in the Bible for
its compactness of the gospel message. The
rst three words repeat the rst three words
of Genesis, and two verses later John makes
the summary statement that all things were
