Class #1 Intro - LOGOS
- Bell Ringer Question: Poll
Everywhere
- Who was the
Author of the Gospel of John?
- John the
Baptizer
- John a Son
of Thunder
- John Mark
the Missionary
- John the
Father of Peter
- Prayer for Wisdom:
Isaiah 55:8-9 “For my thoughts are not your
thoughts, neither are your ways my ways,” declares the LORD. As the heavens are
higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts
than your thoughts."
- Greek: LOGOS -
λόγος- Word - Lamda, Omicron, Gamma, Omicron, Sigma
- John 1:1 -
᾿Εν ἀρχῇ ἦν ὁ Λόγος, καὶ ὁ Λόγος ἦν πρὸς τὸν Θεόν, καὶ Θεὸς
ἦν ὁ Λόγος.
- John 1:1 - In
the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was
God.
- https://www.blueletterbible.org/lexicon/g3056/kjv/tr/0-1/
- 330x in NT
- Used for
Jesus in:
- John 1:1 In
the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was
God.
- John 1:14
And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his
glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and
truth.
- Hebrews
4:12 (Maybe?) For the word of God is living and active, sharper than
any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of
joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the
heart.
- Revelation
19:13 - He is clothed in a robe dipped in blood, and the name by which
he is called is The Word of God.
- Passage: John 1:1-18
In the beginning
was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was
God. 2 He was in the beginning with God. 3 All things were
made through him, and without him was not any thing made that was
made. 4 In him was life,[a] and the
life was the light of men. 5 The light shines in the darkness, and
the darkness has not overcome it.
6 There was a
man sent from God, whose name was John. 7 He came as
a witness, to bear witness about the light, that all might believe
through him. 8 He was not the light, but came to bear witness about
the light.
9 The true
light, which gives light to everyone, was coming into the
world. 10 He was in the world, and the world was made through him,
yet the world did not know him. 11 He came to his own,[b] and his
own people[c] did
not receive him. 12 But to all who did receive him, who believed
in his name, he gave the right to become children of
God, 13 who were born, not of blood nor of the will of
the flesh nor of the will of man, but of God.
14 And the
Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his
glory, glory as of the only Son[d] from
the Father, full of grace and truth. 15 (John bore witness
about him, and cried out, “This was he of whom I said, ‘He who comes after
me ranks before me, because he was before me.’”) 16 For from his
fullness we have all received, grace upon grace.[e] 17 For the
law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus
Christ. 18 No one has ever seen God; the only God,[f] who
is at the Father's side,[g] he
has made him known.
From <https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John+1&version=ESV>
- The Chosen Clip (1:45) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YFIQtNAFW14
- Context/Background : https://www.blueletterbible.org/study/intros/john.cfm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G-2e9mMf7E8
- Authorship:
- Eyewitness
- 1:14 - And
the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory,
glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.
- 19:34-36
But one of the soldiers pierced his side with a spear, and at once there
came out blood and water. He who saw it has borne witness—his
testimony is true, and he knows that he is telling the truth—that you
also may believe. For these things took place that the Scripture
might be fulfilled: “Not one of his bones will be broken.”
- Extant
Sources - John
> Polycarp > Irenaeus (130-202AD)
Eusebius Hist. Eccl. 2.23.1-4; 4.14.3-8; 5.8.4 (313 AD - Began
Writing HE)
https://www.newadvent.org/fathers/250104.htm
- Earliest Manuscript Titles -
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papyrus_66
- Papyrus 66 - Found in Egypt in 1952. Dates to 200 AD.
- https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/new-testament-studies/article/titles-in-the-new-testament-papyri/4ADE3BD7541916BEA44E4E2067AE66A7
- "P66 is
a substantial copy of John's Gospel, including the inscription to the
work, which is possibly the earliest title for any Gospel: ɛυαγγɛλιον
κατα ι̣ωανν̣η̣ν." From <https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/new-testament-studies/article/titles-in-the-new-testament-papyri/4ADE3BD7541916BEA44E4E2067AE66A7>
- Date & Location of Composition:
- The majority
of scholars date the Gospel in the period AD 90-100, though some have
dated it much earlier <https://www.blueletterbible.org/study/intros/john.cfm>
- Eusebius - Early church
tradition suggests that that John composed his Gospel in Ephesus (Asia
Minor). An example of this is the testimony of Irenaeus: "Then John,
the disciple of the Lord, who had even rested on his breast, himself also
gave forth the Gospel, while he was living at Ephesus in Asia."
https://www.newadvent.org/fathers/250105.htm
- Purpose:
- John
specifically states his purpose in 20:31, "But these are
written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God,
and that by believing you may have life in his name."
- The
Muratorian Canon (170 AD Table of Contents) says that, " The fourth
Gospel is that of John, one of the disciples. When his fellow-disciples
and bishops entreated him, he said, "Fast ye now with me for the
space of three days, and let us recount to each other whatever may be
revealed to each of us." On the same night it was revealed to
Andrew, one of the apostles, that John should narrate all things in his
own name as they called them to mind.28 And hence, although different
points29 are taught us in the several books of the Gospels, there is no
difference as regards the faith of believers, inasmuch as in all of them
all things are related under one imperial Spirit,30 which concern the
Lord's nativity, His passion, His resurrection, His conversation with His
disciples, and His twofold advent,-the first in the humiliation of
rejection, which is now past, and the second in the glory of royal power,
which is yet in the future. What marvel is it, then, that John brings
forward these several things31 so constantly in his epistles also, saying
in his own person, "What we have seen with our eyes, and heard with
our ears, and our hands have handled, that have we written."32 For
thus he professes himself to be not only the eye-witness, but also the
hearer; and besides that, the historian of all the wondrous facts
concerning the Lord in their order.
- https://archive.org/details/cu31924091353528/page/n43/mode/2up
- http://prenicea.net/doc2/29954-en-01.pdf
- Audience - Friends in Ephesus
- Major Themes: What do you think?
- Discussion Questions:
- Seven Titles
in John 1
In chapter 1, John uses 7 different names
describing Jesus that have special importance to us today.
#1 Word (1:1-3,14).
“Logos” translated “Word” communicated to the
Jews God’s divine work and dynamic power. To the Greeks, it embodied
philosophical reason. As Christians, we acknowledge Jesus as the incarnate
Word. The Eternal Word. The creative Word. The Divine Word.
The “Word became flesh.” Divinity took on
humanity. God became a man. Jesus is the express image of God. The main message
of the Bible. And He’s the Father’s spokesman today.
#2 Light (1:4-9).
Seven times John calls Jesus “The Light.” Jesus
entered a world of moral darkness and depravity to enlighten it with Divine
light. We don’t have to dwell in darkness. Jesus is the radiance of God’s
glory. He points us to the Father. And lights our path.
When I see Jesus, as the Light of the world, I
see the Light of understanding and insight. Light that sustains my spiritual
life. Light that radiates its purifying impact on my sin-stained soul. Light
that nurtures and heals my hurts. And Light that gives security.
#3 Son of God. (1:18, 34, 49).
An unbelieving world denies the Sonship of
Jesus. He’s called a great Rabbi. An inspiring teacher. A moral reformer. A
social justice advocate. But that won’t do.
John says Jesus was the Son of God. John the
Immerser confesses this Truth. And Nathaniel listened to the advice of Philip
to “come and see” and exclaimed, “You are the Son of God.”
Jesus was not just a mere man. He was (and is)
the Son of God.
#4 Christ (1:19-28, 35-42).
“Christ” is the Greek form of the Hebrew word
Messiah. It literally means “the anointed one.” In John 1:41 the two English
words are used together when Andrew brought Peter to Jesus and said, “We have
found the Messiah” (which is translated, the Christ).
Christ connects Jesus to the fulfillment of Old
Testament prophecy. To the hope of Israel. To our own hope. And provides
indisputable evidence to Jesus’ divine identity.
#5 Lamb of God (1:29, 35-36).
“Where is the lamb?” Isaac asked Abraham.
John’s pronouncement answers that question. Every slain lamb in the Old
Testament offered for sacrifice points to the one, unique and unequaled Lamb of
God. He died, not just for the sins of one nation, but for all nations. For
every race. For me. And for you.
#6 King of Israel (1:43-49).
When Nathaniel said, “You are the King of
Israel,” he probably was thinking of an earthly king like David. But Jesus
would be a greater King. A King over spiritual Israel whose throne would be in
heaven. A King that Paul would later proclaim as “the blessed and only
Potentate. The Lord of Lords, and the King of Kings!”(1 Tim. 6:15).
#7 Son of Man (1:50-51).
This is the name Jesus most often called
Himself. Over 80 times in the gospels. The expression “Son of Man” speaks to
His human nature. Jesus was tired. Hungry. Thirsty. He suffered pain. Agony.
And hurt. These are characteristics of the flesh. Traits of humanity.
Jesus voluntarily came to earth to feel what we
feel. To identify with our problems. Challenges. And temptations. He possessed
a human mind. Human emotions. Human feelings. His genealogy was filled with
regular folks. Good and bad. Rich and poor. Famous and obscure.
Emerson was right when he wrote, “The name of
Jesus is not so much written as plowed in the history of the world.”
From <https://thepreachersword.com/2020/10/27/7-names-for-jesus-in-john-1/>
- From Bible Project: 7 titles given
by others.
- Lamb of God
- Son of God
- Rabbi
- Messiah
- Jesus of
Nazareth
- King of
Israel
- Son of Man
- Big Idea: If you believe these miracles and
"I am" statements about the Christ, you may have life in His
name! - "But these are written that you may believe that Jesus
is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in
his name." John 20:31
- Recap:
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