Gospel of John Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ==Structure and content<!--'Book of Glory' and 'Book of glory' redirect here-->== {{Anchor|Structure and content}}<!-- There are several redirects to this section. Keep anchor to avoid messing them up. --> [[File:Christ Taking Leave of the Apostles.jpg|thumb|right|Jesus giving the [[Farewell Discourse]] to his 11 remaining disciples, from the [[Maestà of Duccio]], 1308–1311]] {{further|Prologue to John|Book of Signs|John 21}} The majority of scholars see four sections in the Gospel of John: a [[Prologue to John|prologue]] (1:1–18); an account of the ministry, often called the "[[Book of Signs]]" (1:19–12:50); the account of Jesus' final night with his disciples and the passion and resurrection, sometimes called the '''Book of Glory'''{{sfn|Moloney|1998|p=23}} or '''Book of Exaltation'''<!--boldface per WP:R#PLA--> (13:1–20:31);{{sfn|Köstenberger|2015|p=168}} and a conclusion (20:30–31); to these is added an epilogue which most scholars believe did not form part of the original text (Chapter 21).{{sfn|Moloney|1998|p=23}} Disagreement does exist; some scholars such as Richard Bauckham argue that John 21 was part of the original work, for example.{{sfn|Bauckham|2008|p=126}} *The prologue informs readers of the true identity of Jesus, the Word of God through whom the world was created and who took on human form;{{sfn|Aune|2003|p=245}} he came to the Jews and the Jews rejected him, but "to all who received him (the circle of Christian believers), who believed in his name, he gave power to become children of God."{{sfn|Aune|2003|p=246}} *Book of Signs (ministry of Jesus): Jesus calls his disciples and begins his earthly ministry.{{sfn|Van der Watt|2008|p=10}} He travels from place to place informing his hearers about God the Father in long discourses, offering eternal life to all who will believe, and performing miracles which are signs of the authenticity of his teachings, but this creates tensions with the religious authorities (manifested as early as 5:17–18), who decide that he must be eliminated.{{sfn|Van der Watt|2008|p=10}}{{sfn|Kruse|2004|p=17}} *The Book of Glory tells of Jesus's return to his heavenly father: it tells how he prepares his disciples for their coming lives without his physical presence and his prayer for himself and for them, followed by his betrayal, arrest, trial, crucifixion and post-resurrection appearances.{{sfn|Kruse|2004|p=17}} *The conclusion sets out the purpose of the gospel, which is "that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that believing you may have life in his name."{{sfn|Edwards|2015|p=171}} *Chapter 21, the addendum, tells of Jesus' post-resurrection appearances in Galilee, the [[miraculous catch of fish]], the prophecy of the [[Saint Peter|crucifixion of Peter]], and the fate of the [[Beloved Disciple]].{{sfn|Edwards|2015|p=171}} The structure is highly schematic: there are seven "signs" culminating in the [[raising of Lazarus]] (foreshadowing the [[resurrection of Jesus]]), and seven "I am" sayings and discourses, culminating in Thomas's proclamation of the risen Jesus as "my Lord and my God" (the same title, {{lang|la|dominus et deus}}, claimed by the Emperor [[Domitian]], an indication of the date of composition).{{sfn|Witherington|2004|p=83}} Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page