john 20:24-29
http://bible.us/john20.24-29.nlt
20:30-21
http://bible.us/john20.30-31.nlt
The Purpose of John
“So that you may continue to believe”
John,
the Apostle
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the brother of James
“The Disciple whom Jesus
Loved”
A Son of Zebedee
The Writer of Revelation
The Elder of Ephesus
The Only Apostle not
martyred
Exiled to the Island of
Patmos
John,
the Apostle
ca. 10-20 AD – Born
ca. 30 AD – Called as an Apostle
ca. 33 AD – Witnessed the crucifixion
and resurrection of Jesus
ca. 60-70 AD – forced to leave Jerusalem
ca. 60-70 AD? – wrote the Gospel of John
70 AD – the destruction of Jerusalem and
the Jewish Temple by Rome
ca. 70-80 AD – John relocates to Asia
Minor and ministers to the church
of Ephesus; writes 1-3 John
ca. 80-90 AD – captured, tortured, and
exiled to Patmos
ca. 95 AD – has a vision of Christ and
writes Revelation
ca. 95-100 AD – dies in exile on the Island
of Patmos
1 john 1:1-2
http://bible.us/1john1.1-2.nlt
john 1:14b
http://bible.us/john1.14.nlt
Glory
δοξα
doxa
“good judgment”
“splendor, brightness, majesty, praiseworthy”
Glory
Hebrew = kavod
“weighty”
“worthy of extreme praise”
Shekinah glory = the dwelling place or presence
of the Lord
exodus 33:12-23
http://bible.us/exod33.12-23.nlt
exodus 34:1-8
http://bible.us/exod34.1-8.nlt
In the Old Testament, one could not
see His glory and live.
In the New Testament (and now),
one cannot live without seeing His
glory.
John 1:14
http://bible.us/john1.14.nlt
The importance of doxa in John …
God has revealed His glory
We see His glory revealed in Christ
We believe in Him and have eternal life
We give Him glory forever
Major Themes of John
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Glory
Revealing
Seeing
Believing
Light
Life
Outline of John
1. God’s glory revealed in signs and teachings
Chapters 1-4
2. God’s glory revealed in conflict and fulfillment
Chapters 5-11
3. God’s glory revealed in sending
Chapters 12-17
4. God’s Glory revealed in sacrifice
Chapters 18-21
John 1:1-18
“The Magnificent Prologue”
listen for …
Themes: glory, revealing, seeing, belief, life, light
Structure: signs and teaching, conflict and fulfillment,
sending, sacrifice
Literary Allusions: Exodus, Moses
Application: Glory, praise, belief
john 1:1-18
http://bible.us/john1.1-18.nlt