The thoughts and note material given on these pages are only a possible suggestion of the meaning, they must not be taken as inspired, however they are prayerfully prepared and compared with other similar material. There are many ways in which God’s Word can be analyzed and none must be taken in place of the Word of God itself.

The Gospel According to St. John

WRITER. The fourth Gospel was written by the Apostle John  John 21:24.

DATE. The date of John’s Gospel falls between A.D. 85 and 90. Probably nearer to A.D. 90.
The events recorded in this book cover a period of 7 years.

Reason. This is given both in the beginning verses John 1:1-14, and in the last verse of the Gospel John 20:31), and is: The incarnation of the eternal Word, and Son of life; (2) that as many as believe on Him as "the Christ, the Son of God" John 20:31 may have eternal life. The prominent words are, "believed" and "life."

The letter is broken up as follows:

1. The eternal Word born through Jesus the Christ, John 1:1-14.

2. The witness of John the Baptist, John 1:15-34.

3. The ministry of Christ. John 1:35-12.50.

4. Christ ministry to His own people John 13:1-17.26.

5. The sacrifice of Christ, John 18:1-19.42.

6. Christ in resurrection, John 20:1-31.

7. Christ the Master of life and service, John 21.1-25.

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