CRITICAL METHOD

1) WHO WROTE THE BOOK? John (John 21:20-25)

2) WHEN WAS IT WRITTEN? Between the year 80 and 95 A.D., although some scholars
they argue that it could have been written between the year 50 and 70 AD. John was located
probably in Ephesus, a city located in present-day Turkey.

3) WHO WAS IT WRITTEN TO? To the followers of Jesus who were not Jews, specifically
to those who had difficulties with the Greek philosophy that taught that salvation was
obtained through special knowledge and that Jesus was divine, but not
truly human. Juan insists that salvation is received through faith in the Son of
God, Jesus Christ, who became flesh.

4) WHERE WAS IT WRITTEN? Ephesus

HISTORICAL METHOD
1) WHAT IS THE HISTORICAL BACKGROUND OF THE BOOK?

Juan, the youngest of the twelve apostles, wrote this gospel some time later.
that Matthew, Mark, and Luke wrote theirs, and their purpose was to supplement those
messages. The first three gospels have been called 'synoptic' (from the Greek 'to see together')
together") due to the fact that they generally present the same point of view on life and teaching
of Christ. The Gospel of John is an extraordinary book. It deals with the most important issues.
depths of life, using a direct and simple style. Juan presents Jesus as the Son
of God and the "only begotten of the Father." Verse 16 of chapter 3 has been called "the heart
of the gospel." John was also thinking about the teachings of Gnosticism, to
unmask him with the truth of the gospel. The word Father is repeated 91 times.
LITERARY METHOD

1) WHAT GENRE OF LITERATURE IS THE BOOK? Prose narration

PANORAMIC METHOD

1) WHAT IS THE MAIN IDEA OF THE BOOK? The divinity of Jesus Christ, and that he in
Truth is the Son of God and eternal life.

2) WHAT WAS THE MAIN REASON FOR WHICH THIS BOOK WAS WRITTEN? Give the
testimony of Jesus. Through someone who was reclining on the master's chest.
Testimony of his life, and how to end Gnosticism and religious Legalism.
Gospel that was missing. Purpose of the Book: John 20:30, 31

PALABRAS CLAVE EN JUAN (RV 1960)creer, vida, señal (s), juzgar (juicio), condenar
condemnation
kingdom.

RECIPIENTS: see 1 John, with which this Gospel is very closely related.

EMPHASIS: Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God; his incarnation and his crucifixion, through
which revealed the love of God and also redeemed humanity; discipleship means
to remain in the vine (Jesus) and bear fruit (love as he loved); the Holy Spirit will be given
to his people so that he continues his work.
PARTICULAR CHARACTERISTICS: Of the eight miracles described, six are unique (in
relationship with the Gospels), as is the case with the discourse in the upper room (chapters 14-
More than ninety percent of Juan is unique, peculiar. Juan does not include a genealogy.
no reference to the birth of Jesus, his childhood, temptation, transfiguration, choice of
His disciples, there are also no parables, ascension or the Great Commission.

HOW TO READ JOHN:

In the days of Jesus, just like today, there existed many belief systems.
that competed and tried to connect us with a spiritual reality beyond ourselves.
One of the religions with the most followers offers a god of power and vengeance; another worships
to a god who remains silent and is indifferent to the suffering of the people; and another offers to a
mysterious and incomprehensible god that absorbs humanity in a great cosmic ocean
integrator. Some people adore the "gods" of wealth, fame, and
entertainment. Only one faith, Christianity, worships an incredible and personal being, who is
known primarily for his sacrificial love. This book depicts that unique God
revealed in the person of Jesus Christ: God made flesh.
In examining this account of the life of Jesus, you will be confronted with some statements.
surprising about his person: Who He is and what He came to do. John assures us that
he chose a small portion of the many works that Jesus Christ did to help us
understand who He is. John only records seven miracles, reaching a climax in the
resurrection of Jesus. For him, these signs are undeniable proof that Jesus is the
Son of God. Moreover, he claims that if each of the powerful works he did were written down
Jesus "the whole world could not contain the books that would be written." (Jn 21:25). Without
embargo, why did you select these episodes? It was to provoke a response of faith in the
heart "so that you may continue to believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and
that by believing in him, they may have life through the power of his name." (Jn 20:31)

Observe the unique characteristics of the Gospel of John. The images of light and life that
they describe the divine activity in the world. John also includes several sermons of Christ
not recorded in other gospels (3:10-21; 5:19-47; 9:41-10:5; 10:7-18; 10:25-30; 13:7;
13:8; 13:10; 13:12-20; 13:21; 13:26; 13:27; 13:31-35; 13:36; 13:38-14:4; 14:6-7; 14:9-21;
14:23-16; 16:19-28; 16:31-33; 17:1-26). We see that John highlights the times when Jesus
declares "I Am". Jesus proclaims that He is the Messiah, the bread of life from heaven, the one sent by
God, the light of this world, the door, the Good Shepherd, the Son of God, the resurrection, the life,
the way, the truth, the true vine and the King of the Jews. These statements should
provide you with more than sufficient evidence to believe!

TITLE: The title of the fourth Gospel continues the pattern of the other Gospels, being
originally identified as "According to John". Like the others, "The Gospel" was
added later.

TOPICS:
1. Jesus is God. John identified Jesus as the Word who was with God.
in the beginning (1:1-2), the 'only begotten of the Father' (1:14) who 'has given him to us
"to know" (1:18). Jesus is "equal to God" (5:18) and identified himself as
God (8:58; 9:35-37); 10:36; 14:9).
 2.Jesus is the Messiah. The documented miracles in John work.
mainly as "signs" that point to the messianic identity of Jesus,
signs of the presence of God in the works and words of Jesus, each one
asking for a commitment: Who is this Jesus really?
3.Choose between believing or not believing. The miracles of Jesus fostered belief in
some (2:11: 9:1-39; 11:1-44), but only hardened the opposition of others
Commonly we affirm that 'seeing is believing', but in John 'believing is
to see

Structure of John
Jesus Christ the Son of God

Key Verse: 20:31 'But these are written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the
son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name

Author
Although the name of the author does not appear in the Gospel, the tradition of the church
primitive strong and consequently identified it as the apostle John. The father of the
Irenaeus of Lyons (130-200 AD) was a disciple of Polycarp (70-160 AD), who his
he was a disciple of the apostle John, and he testified in the authority of Polycarp that John
he wrote the Gospel during his residence in Ephesus in Asia Minor when he was
advanced in age (Against Heresies 2.22.5; 3.1.1). After Irenaeus,
All the Church Fathers took for granted that John was the writer of the Gospel.
Clement of Alexandria (150-215 AD) wrote that John, aware of the events
established in the other Gospels and being guided by the Holy Spirit, composed a
spiritual gospel (History of the Church, by Eusebius 6.14.7).